longest nite
1st day of winter
and the shortest day of the year
some find that dispiriting
me i love it
i love the cold
northern california cold
not canada cold
and arctic snow
when i left work this evening
a wind kicked up
blowing clean the cold dark air
and i was in love again
i wonder if there are any poems
that explore night in a way
i experience it
protected and enveloped
there are plenty of pieces
that experience terror of night
or that blurry fuzzy 3 a.m.
feeling of isolation
i mean for me
walking home in the dark
being awake in night
is a source of great pleasure
and comfort
i was doing my best to remember
any texts about night
that share my pleasure of the dark
i'm sure they exist somewhere
2 Comments:
Ah...the Pacific makes the
cold fresh. Loved Monterey.
monterey is great. we were just there last month for a long weekend. but there are so many eco-systems and weather patterns in california. i like the valley cold just fine. in fact, it's very cold tonight, just around freezing with a high wind and dry air. the stars are especially bright.
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