Some geese flew by today Heading off on their migrational way. A storm blew and the fir trees shook I paused to take a wondering look. Without a doubt Autumn was here But what I saw gave me a twinge of fear. The wind it blew so very strong It seemed their flight path had gone wrong That flock of geese they blew off course Their honks of dismay even sounded hoarse To the East they blew in a broken vee And then no forward progress at all could I see The distant flock fell apart all together They could not withstand the horrible weather. And my stomach, it had started to churn They have only so much energy to burn One big storm can destroy them all Was that to be the case this Fall? I watched and hoped and looked away I couldn’t face more of Nature’s display Nature is my greatest thrill But I have always known that it could chill. Some geese flew overhead today And their struggle, it filled me with dismay.