WEATHERING WINTER

Like an otter

Slipping so easily

So naturally

Beneath the water surface

To slither amid summer

Warmed river deeps,

I slide into sleep

Couched in warmth

Of quilt and coverlet.

Then waking to the day

Sounds–ice shivered

Wind tosses

From frosted trees

The air twitters

Brittle with rude

Coughing mufflers

Newspaper slapping onto

Nearby doorstep

Chill nipping my nose

Sneaks tip toe across my lashes

Teasing me at last

To surface into morning

#WorldBlueMonday

#January15