ode to winter, ice,
and snow
Matt Robinson
i like today because
it’s cold,
and windy,
and there’
s ice on all the streets.
and i can barely keep my
feet:
sidewalk-skating.
and i revel in it
all (as i struggle not to fall);
not because of that raw
beauty nature.
no.
just
simply since this wind and ice
(in all their wintry bluster),
have given you a reason-
in this a
frigid season-
to grab and hold my arm.
(and f u r t h e r squeeze it tight).
why does winter feel so
warm?
