June 7: Chill

climate change

unseasonably cold night

in an empty bed

January 15: Evergreen

Rhododendron leaves

tight green fists clenched

against the cold

January 6: We ponder the meaning of cold

Zero degrees all day.

Chimney smoke a flat pennant

pointing south.

December 30: Arctic story

Story with polar bears.

Halo around the moon

beautiful, chilling. 

December 28: Frigid

Below zero:

finishing off the cookies,

watching cooking shows.

December 27: Fresh snow

Wind chill below zero.

On the snow-covered lawn

tracks of one squirrel. 

December 26: Driving home

just ten degrees 

miles and miles of snowy fields

only one crow flying

November 20: Re-reading Bernd Heinrich’s WINTER WORLD

Shivering I read

how tree frogs survive

being frozen all winter.

November 14: Winter training

state fairgrounds race track

sound of one horse trotting past

I can see my breath

November 12: Yard work

Remembered too late

summer’s flowers

already frozen in their pots. 

October 3: Chill

Cold snap.

Turning up the heat

and the car stereo.

June 6: Chill

Weather report--

worrying about the garden

I never planted.

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April 19: Tulips

Shutting the door

against the cold.

Tulip petals scatter.

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December 15: Cold snap

Below zero

Outside the restaurant

branches hissing in the wind

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December 13: Long Nights Moon

Frosted window--

trying to see the full moon

without stepping outside.

 

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December 9: Apple tree in December

Cold day, apple tree--

seven apple-colored doves,

one bright cardinal.

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December 5: Cold morning in Quebec City

Calèche horse wears a coat.

A shop's bare-armed mannequins

make me shiver.

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October 26: Last cricket

So cold this morning

I'm surprised to hear

a lone cricket still chirping.

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October 11: First frost

First frost, melted,

dripping off the eaves.

Wearing layers against the cold.

April 6: Cold morning

below freezing
phoebe flits  where are the flies
how to stop thinking