Meteorology

 

Seasonal Surprise

 

We grow accustomed to the heat

so the chill of late October comes

 

as a surprise. A happy surprise.

But the sweaters and light jackets

 

are hidden deep behind the shorts

and short sleeves. We shiver finding

 

what we need to trap metabolic heat

and shelter summer skin from wind.

 

 

Winter Mix

 

Among the raindrops

occasional plopping snowflakes.

Nothing accumulates

but wet and miserable.

 

 

Snowfall a Little North of Dallas

 

The small snow decorates the air,

accumulates on car tops and sidewalks,

provides a topic of conversation.

 

Its rarity here excites

the wide-eyed five year old

in all of us stuck in offices

 

far from hearth and cocoa

this not quite last day of February,

two thousand and fifteen.

 

 

A Clearing

 

Sunlight sparkles on the puddles.

After a week of rain, a clarity.