Better Late Than Never
written by: Melissa Lemay
“Better late than never,”
said the poem to the bear,
as chill fell through the forest
in the dry November air.
The geese were leaving lately,
off to their southern abodes,
though they couldn’t quite be sure:
weather to stay? Weather to go?
The bear hadn’t begun yet
to thicken for his winter coat.
The poem didn’t tell him why,
after all, it was just a note.
It is a common misconception
poems are just to perform –
this one, a single couplet, said:
“the globe is getting warm.”
JULY 2024 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH at Spillwords.com
Melissa Lemay lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with her three children, four cats, and a dog. She never graduated college. She has lived an interesting life, and her experiences shape her writing (some might call it an obsession). She writes about God, addiction, trauma, healing, motherhood, and many other things. She enjoys spending time with family, drinking good coffee, and being outdoors. She loves animals. Her poem, Ephemeral, was chosen as "Poetic Publication of the Year" for 2023 at Spillwords Press. Find her at Melissa Lemay at WordPress and on dVerse Poets Pub.
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