New York
November

by Steven M. Hewitt

The cold came to stay today;
I felt it before I was awake
in the air surrounding my covers.
It chilled the soles of my feet
as I stepped on bare linoleum.
Outside, the wind cut like knives
and my breath frosted in front of me
as I huddled deep wiithin my coat.

Night fell
and the air was clear and brisk;
a thousand city lights
pulsed against a sable sky
and you could taste winter
and you could smell winter
in the wind of November.

The cold came to stay today;
I watched dancing stream curl to the sky
in the air outside my window.
It raised goosebumps on my legs
as i stepped from out of the shower.
Outdoors, the wind shook puddles
and wrapped my clothes around my body
as I huddled in my thoughts of Spring...

The next day it snowed...

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