#287 winter regardless

Published: Feb. 1, 2008, 12:44 p.m.

winter regardless\ntwists and pushes\nupward and around\nno smile or frown\njust the work of cold\nblown powder prism\nreimagined impermanence\nrounding off corners\nand points dulling\nthe sharpness of\ndawn skittering across\nwindows crackling\nhowling at no moon\npelting hunkered\nrabbits shuddering\nagainst inevitability\n\nwinter regardless\nexpands and\ncontacts barely\nobeying invisible\nboundaries of high\nand low\nno discontent\nno seeds of death\nmerely perseverance\nand purpose\nwithout malice\nor vengeance\n\nwinter regardless\nrises in arabesques\nand falls\nfainting in spirals\nof shimmering\ntemporary\npowders\nof cold\n\nepw 2.1.08 perrysburg, oh