Sounds of Winter

Greenlanders are flying south.
They move in a vee formation,
chatter in wind
that smells of snow.

Winter has arrived in a murmur of
long nights, wild storms will follow.

Beside the lake of Lough Iron,
the geese settle, cackle and call
in the callows,
they share the land with hefty cattle.

A metronome of time is
gathering in.

Margaret Kiernan is an Irish author widely published in prose and poetry. In several genres, she was nominated for the Best of The Net Award. Her background is in Advocacy for Human Rights. Read other articles by Margaret.