Goodbye, Hello

As a kid I played out in it.
Threw snowballs. Built snowmen.
Got my coat and woolly mittens wet.
Wore a homemade knitted pom-pom hat.

But I’m no fan, now, of snow
and ice. Though, as you know,
we’ll soon be waving farewell to autumn
and saying hello to yet another winter.

There’s a hint, a taste, of what’s to come
in today’s chill air. Slow down. Please wait.
Seasons come and go too fast these days.
Time flows by at an alarming rate.