Am I Ready for Winter?

Am I ready for winter? Hmm, lets see.
How can I be, when I keep remembering yesterday.
Yesterday and all its beautiful memories.
The warmth of the sun on my skin and
the stroll down Piker Avenue. Looking
admiringly at the 13 story lived in apartment
buildings standing tall and majestic in their
place as they reach up to the sky and
what about the aging, but still beautiful one
and two story brick and wood flower graced
turn of the century houses that
line both sides of the street - such beauty
and warmth.

It was the last day of summer. A beautiful
magnificent day with nothing
missing. The clear and exquisite
blue sky was perfect. Not a cloud anywhere.
Am I ready for winter? I can answer that
with a resounding no! How can I be when
I keep remembering yesterday.

The hot sun beaming down warm rays of
delightful summer heat on my overly
grateful body. The animation of summer brings
life and joy. New beginnings are the norm,
and love ignites hearts and new romances
are born, and let's face it, we can get around
better in the summer.

No slushing through the freezing snow and ice;
and driving on slippery icey pavements.
Just welcomed heat and sometimes perfect
tempatures.

Am I ready for winter? How can I be when I keep
Remembering yesterday. The neigborhood children
Laughing as they ran, jumped, and played in the
Hot summer sun. Little boys and girls Frolicking
Through over grown grass in the wide open field
Down the street. Their world, where they connect
And just be kids and play to their heart's content.

Am I ready for winter? How can I be when I keep
Thinking about all the wonderful people whose path's
I crossed during the summer. Those who were polite
And those who were not so polite, but they still made
A lasting impression in my heart because who's to say
That he or she - the ones that weren't polite -
Didn't have some good in them
I can't make that call.

Am I ready for winter? No! A thousand times no!
For how can I be, when I keep remembering yesterday.