now

At last

Then suddenly there was a tree towering mightily over me,I had barely noticed it before now it stands a hundred feet above the forest floor.Somehow I did not see the tree in the forest,it always stood there and flourished,the fertile soil had nourished a sapling that shot up to the sky and thou it stood in front of me, how I'm not quite sure, someway it deceived my eye, hiding behind grand old trees that were already quite mature.Where did it go,that chipmunk I thought I used to know . It came to me for food near the base of that young tree,I would feed it, it never stayed for long, would just eat and quickly get along,well I do wonder.And where are all the birds that sang without any words,they too ate the bread that too that chipmunk I often fed,seemingly they have all fled.Guess now its just too cold.And the squirrel is ready for winter,it has worked tirelessly to prepare for this yearly encounter.Nature and evolution help, with a winter fur, double thick a warm and velvety pelt.Then the great furry caterpillar,black and auburn the last to go,don't know what becomes of him when it starts to snow.All players in position its about to change the condition, of life as we now know.Winter has arrived it is no longer disguised as mild or nice,it reveals its true intentions and covers all with pain and ice . On your marks get set and go...