Iwis ... Drop

Today's word is "Iwis" ... Ih-WIS ... Obsolete ... Certainly. (dictionary.com)

Drop
An early fall day,
Iwis, not the last,
Before the snows,

But a memory
To be revisited,
In the winter dark.

Then, howling wind,
Will make the most cheerful,
Feel a need for fire.

For now sun shines,
Leaves turn scarlet,
And fall burning to our feet.

Anne Selleck
Copyright 2014