November Looms

Welcoming a harvest moon
Nighttime children come into bloom
Soon the raindrops will concentrate
Encompass the world in a frozen dew

‘Til then, this fire will warm your heart
As your mind begins to embrace the dark
Second guessing second nature
As November begins to loom

Watching the colors fade into gray
Losing hope along the way
Winter breeds a death too soon
Perhaps even a bloodless coup?

I’ve watched a tyrant tear us down
As nighttime children gather ‘round
This fire burns inside you too
Desperate ages too late to bloom

The winter’s cold will soon embrace
Every heart that shall partake
In rendering a final word
As November beings to loom

Watching the colors fade to gray
Will hopes and prayers come to save the day?
Snowfall waters, a hopeless brew
Will I still drown here with you?

I’m wary of this blood red moon
A fear sets in as November looms
Can no one save us from Winter’s scorn?
Will any one of us live so long?