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is a 54-year-old Mother of three grown daughters. She was born in Lower Sackville, NS, Canada with her identical twin sister where she lived until she married in 1963. She now resides in Kitchener, ON, Canada, where she studied Journalism Print and Photo-Journalism. Annette has her own business teaching computer software, basic computer literacy, basic web page design, graphics and doing a host of other computer-related tasks such as editing and typing documents for people/businesses in her area. She takes great pride in her writing abilities, hoping to some day dedicate all of her time to writing and working on a book of poetry and prose which she hopes to later publish. Her greatest inspirations are her Father, Mother and more recently her youngest daughter, Shannan. More of her writing can be found on Annette's Web Site
Annette Dunphy
Summer’s Demise – Winter’s Butler
Where are you going so slowly now,
Where once you came so quickly?
You’re paling, waning, cooling;
Your entire face is sickly.
Just days ago, it seems anon,
How colorful, warm and splendid,
Were flowers, many, now all gone;
Replaced by leaves so bright and torrid.
Greens and reds and yellow-gold.
Have taken away all your attention.
‘Tis true, dear Summer, you’ve grown so old,
Of you, now, there is no mention.
Too soon you’re gone, oh Summer fair.
Your days much shorter than before.
Leaves brush by, upon the air.
Of you, at last, we’ll see no more.
Breath floats lingering upon the air;
It’s sad to watch your demise.
(But) with each new day will come a fair
Of sparkling, wondering eyes.
Searching your wonder, from memory,
Warmer days and sun and sand.
Only to find you’ve grown cool and airy;
You leave no heat upon the land.
We’ll question, “Where did Summer go?
Say, “We really had none at all!”
Eyes that watched Spring on the grow
Are crying, “Oh, please don’t come yet, Fall!”
Ah, but!
‘Tis Winter’s turn; it comes not subtler;
So, Summer, take your rest full due.
Autumn will just as fine be your butler,
Welcoming Winter, counterpart of you.
September 16, 1986 - - - Salisbury, New Brunswick, CANADA
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