The Mist Poem by Deanna Samuels

Mist hung closely to the damp dank ground below
The thick haze enshrouded the countryside completely
Firs and pines barely outlined within the murky grey fog
Emitting an image of a smudgy silhouette blur
Deciduous trees portray skeletal impressions
Their boughs branching out as undefined flowing veins
Snow blanketed meadows and produce fields
Stalks of last season rise through the untouched white coverlet
Rows of telegraph poles fade into the mist beyond
Wires strung between hardly discernible
On-coming vehicle headlights a hazy dissipated dimness
Tail lights an undefined blotchy redness
Best to keep a good distance between
Road signage not visible until almost upon
Relying now on Google Map to guide the way
Keeping close eye on the befogged yellow lines of centre road
Guiding between the middle and edge side lanes
Houses and farms almost invisible passed along the way
Enveloped within this blanket of fog and haze
Speed reduced to a safe and moderate velocity
Regard taken to heed the invisibility of the surrounding conditions
Onwards through this hazy cloud, this mist upon the ground
Moving forward with especial care and homeward safely bound


Inspired and written between Bobcaygeon and Richmond Hill, Ontario
19th February 2018