Autumn Makes Me Sad by Muriel Baker

Autumn Makes Me Sad
Seasonally Associated Disorder
Referred to as SAD by those
who think they know,
that a little lack of sunshine
makes us feel like forty degrees below.
It’s a chemical imbalance.
Think of hibernating mammals.
We have the same inclination.
So until the clocks change to
longer days. It will be my inspiration
to think black thoughts and see the
worst of every situation.
I will not rejoice until Spring Soltstice
brings me light.
So please will others see the sunny side
and check that I’m all right.
Because, when it gets to Summer
I will be awake all night.
Muriel Baker, October, 2018
Muriel Baker, to her surprise has been writing poetry and having it published on a very small scale for nearly ten years. It shocks her to realise how old she must be.
This section: Seasonal Stories and Poems by Glasgow Writers, stories and poems
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