The air is warm within this soul, as snowflakes hit the ground,
And coldest winter fills the air, and blankets earth

Two days before Christmas

The record ice storm came

Encasing each naked branch and wire

With a thick transparent mask

Daring

Snow-stormy winter mornings make me want to snuggle up
With someone's latest novel, and hot coffee in my cup.
When drifts

Like the heat from above,
The memories of a first love,
Lingered in the summer of heat,
Tapping at the mind with an old

Relying on the fires within through cold-hearted disdain

Hot breath escapes my lungs, seeking to attain

A temporary perch