Cold day in October

Cold day in October is my third book of poetry. It includes the poem To no avail: To no avail did you travail,
in the wind and the rain,
and the snow that did prevail,
for you wanted to go here and there,
but the weather,
the weather it did not play fair,
and you lost your way far from home,
for to seek company you did roam,
and to no avail you did travail,
and you failed on your quest,
because the weather it knew best,
and to no avail you did travail the trails alone,
only to find shelter in defeat,
and far from friends,
friends that you know,
and the weather and its bitterness was determined,
determined to keep you from thei