Late October

The clocks walk back
but time marches on
we may fool ourselves
with that one hour

The first hailstones
clattered their warning
of winter not far away
Samhainn is nigh

Summer has closed
autumn progresses
the witches' hour
will close October

As we remember
those gone on ahead
when November comes in
which Samhainn marks

The dark half-year
commences
as we anticipate
the festivities of light

Another solstice
the longest night
beckons
as 2015 closes