The woods outside my window
that not too long ago
were green and lush and filled with birds
are now just filled with snow.
I’m hoping this is just a drill
a sloppy, wet ‘dry run’
‘cause I’m not done with autumn yet,
there’s still a lot of fun
I haven’t had and bonfires
I never got to light.
It’s still too soon to trade the leaves of gold
for piles of white.
If I was in charge of things,
if I could have my say,
snow would fall on Christmas week
then quickly melt away.
Brisk autumn weather would prevail
with lots of sunny skies.
But nature is a fickle twit
who likes to improvise.
The woods outside my window
are white but I still dream
that twixt Chinooks and El Nino
we may still see some green.
We all cope in different ways
to overcome our trials,
so for the next six months I think
I’ll slip into denial.
# 110
Linda Studley 
I second those emotions! I must admit, on first reading the word ‘twit’ in the 5th verse didn’t sit comfortably with me because, in the UK, a twit is an idiot. But I see from the online dictionary that the verb to ‘twit’ means to ‘tease’, which is exactly the context you’re using it in. So I’ve learnt something there!
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I probably shouldn’t complain, we’ve actually had it pretty good so far and there’s been plenty of talk about a strong El Nino so perhaps we’ll get off easy this winter!
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