Unfiltered from the heart

this day there is a new coldness to the air
the snap of winter hits hard
with winds that sink
the chill from the air
into the blood & bones
injecting it like icicles
into the veins

“be a flame in a frozen world”
the words pass on the wind as a reminder
to keep the shoulders warm more than cold
a task that is more easily said than done
especially when the cold leads the nose to run

gliding the kitchen match across the box
the scratch exposes the sulfur & it ignites
bringing the hope of light & heat to the cold, dark night

bringing the fire, again & again
resolute in keeping the hearth fires stoked
even if all else seems frozen

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