Saturday, September 8, 2012

Robbed of Summer


The young horse kicks up his heels in protest of the leaving, bringing a cold frost in their wake.
The rivers would start dribbling over the banks, turning previously dusty patches on the quilt of his home into slop comparable to a pigs sty.
Days would curl at the edges, shortening time spent in the soft autumn sunlight.
The cold whip of the wind would whisk away any traces of leaves that might provide shelter while the miserable weather enveloped the world.
But in the darkening days with the spreading chill the tale of a young robin will be warbled to the horse as the heels he previously kicked up slid on the muddy ground.

By Ella Shepherd

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