Thursday, October 31, 2024

 And So Jul Season Begins at Myristica

October 21, 2024 to January 14, 2025


Jack-o'-lanterns go

from glow to pie in the blink

of a tinselled eye


Here at Myristica Farm there be 
a host of tiny sheep
wearing their grandmother's bonnets;
 bee-herding wasp-women; 
magic chickens; 
 cranky little sprites 
stirring up moonshine 
from crabapples, pencil shavings, and ink; 
and a not-so-secret society 
devoted to the celebration of 
gloriously hot toast
 with lashings of butter. 

The door at Myristica is always open to any 
who need a place to frolic, frisk or skip; 
it is a place for all of those who hanker 
for a sheltered cozy chair
 in which to sit and sip some small delights 
when all our larger busy world
 is sullen, cold, and indifferent to joy.


This is our invitation to join us this year at Jul and always.



Auntie Al, Auntie Pete, and Ernestine

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