Friday, February 3, 2023

16,042. AS THE WIND

AS THE WIND
As the Winter wind howls all through
this night, I sit by myself to ponder.
my plight? The fireplace dawns with
the idea of warmth, and I can tell by
the flame all is right with that work.
Forms on the wall from the fire dance.
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The temperature, of course, drops
accordingly, and that wind howls
some more. It's to zero, we're told,
and even that's OK now. Every two 
hours I go check that the water still
flows  -  we have occasional problems
with a few pipes prone to freezing. As
long as water runs, I know things are
easing. My plight's not so miserable 
then, though the wind still howls,
from Rickets to Glen. Two local
places we think about when.....

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