Winter In Autumn Poem by Catherine Habbie

It's been the coldest day of the year
I cannot hold any more tea I fear

My chilblains are itching
Me eyes now twitching

My bones shivering to the core
I don't want to sound a bore

But dear if you don't close that door
You'll find me frozen to the floor

I wrap my woolies close and tight
I intend to add more layers tonight

When then a zombie you can see
Frosted in wool from head to knee

Know that it's poor ol frozen me
My feet ah! Now that's a long tale

Can only be completed
With a bottle of ale

They are wrapped in tonnes of cloth
Inside they curl through my sock

I put a mummy to shame
Wrapped for winter now I'm game