"Autumn Frost"
The Trees Are Shedding their garments
and Going To Sleep For Winter
They Do Not Die, They Sleep
Little insects die in the frost
Butterflies grow sleepy and lose their shimmer
butterflies dying in the winter, losing the dust
from their wings, hanging limply from blossoms
where they make their final stand
fallen butterflies about the flower garden
bumblebees slow down and slowly grow still
they are too tired to sting in the winter
and soon they will all be gone
The fairies go into their underground dwellings
underneath the great roots of trees for winter
for it grows cold.  The stars shine brighter
Orion comes into our night sky crisp and bright
Plants wither and fall away to the dirt
they become part of the soil and debris
of compost that becomes soil
all things die in winter, or go to sleep
to awaken in the spring
the homeless people must find shelter
or they too will freeze
a fire cannot keep out the cold weather forever
and if you see a homeless person wandering
take them in they are angels of god save a life
the homeless should not be hungry
the homeless cannot survive the elements
they will die of freezing unless they can find shelter
give to the poor and take in all creatures
even the little warm furry creatures burrow
and frogs dig into the mud.
In Jesus' Name,
Amen.