Taking Down the Winter Curtains
In wintertime they are hung as doubles
As insurance against weather’s troubles
Thin laced airy ones are the externals
Covered on the inside with heavy thermals
Put up late in the autumn, say
Taken down before the first of May
Sometimes open to let the light in
Mostly closed to protect against the wind
Open at times to view snow covered trees
Closed as the gale brings you to your knees
Thrown back to irradiate
sealed as the snow accumulates
Open on a rare sunlit day
Closed when you’re going away
Drawn back to let in the light
Closed so you can sleep at night
Taken down, wash, dry, iron, and store til the Fall
Going back up then, if I have the wherewithal