A hundred good reasons
\nto wish for winter<\/p>\n\n\n\n
so it comes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and you\u2019ll forgo salt, sand and the
\nblisstouched skin
\nto pull yourself through another night
\nclung to your
\nnever agains and
\nnever happeneds<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the pelt still warm and the fur
\nsmelling of blood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
there\u2019s scant heat left
\nin the fire<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outside<\/p>\n\n\n\n
stick figures, you know who they are,
\ndance closer
\nso that when the wind dies a little
\nyou can hear their chopstick chatter<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and the question you ask is
\nwill the fire hold until morning?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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