Riding Hood - Dorothea Barth 2011© Vallejo CA USA
Thankful for the stillness
The rainfall in the wood
The lichens and the falling leaves
Where once a cabin stood
Grandma’s long departed
The wolf has gone away
No danger in the forest
No hunter here today
Not Little Red but big and beige
Autumnal Riding Hood
That fearful day forgotten
Where once a cabin stood
Blessed by nature’s bounty
Befriended by the beast
Gathering the berries
Savoring the feast
Thanksgiving Day in the Napa Valley
by Dorothea Barth ©2011