A bit of love

A pot of stew is brewing on the stove.
We add some herbs,a bit of this, and a bit of that.

A fire in the fireplace takes the chill off the air.
Put another log on, a bit of New Mexico cedar,and a bit of that.

An old feral cat prowls around outside banging on the bins.
She's looking for a scrap of this and a bit of that.

Migrating birds rest on the telephone wires
discussing flight plans & chattering about a bit of that.

I open todays mail, a vintage greeting from a friend.
Magic fills my heart with a bit of this, and a bit of that.



Nothing is as it seems this month.
The tapping at the windowpane,
the creaking of the floorboards,
the dark shadows lodged in the rafters-
for once they are really caused by ghosts.
Don't try to rationalize your fears away.
Let your hair stand on end and your spine tingle.
Then when you're really and truly afraid,
run to your bed, wrap yourself in comfort,
and laugh outloud with the people you love.
Joy scares the ghouls away.