by Kevin T McEneaney
When snow turns to an icy, slick surface
that makes walking difficult to manage
if you are carrying large packages,
the balancing fluid in your cold ears
must work with overtime intensity.
Transporting a large armload of split wood
remains an especially daunting task.
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One can’t help but notice footprints in snow:
deer, squirrel, raccoon, and various birds.
One yearns for a half-time meltdown of snow.
The leaping flame in a woodstove offers
both heat and visual entertainment
that can stimulate warm meditation
on the vicissitudes of the winter song….
