Cold days are here now
How the body craves warm skin
Unsafe to be close
Manzanita path
I walk with humans I love
No smiles are seen
A thousand mornings
Only dog and I in bed
Isolation still
Autumn apples rot
Many on the cold hard ground
Food for the loud birds
Virus to learn from
It is not just about you
Compassion is life
Harmful to gather
But nature is always there
Be grateful for this

Photo by Georgina Marie, Fall Morning, Lakeport, CA