Valentine's Day Forecast
I wrote you a poem
Valentine’s Day Forecast
Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThe cold will be as bitter
as unrequited love.
Biting, piercing,
hopeless.
But
The sun
Oh, the sun.
Though its rays seem to
freeze & crumble
before they touch your skin,
still, it will stretch its arms
like a just-waking child,
& push back the night
on both ends of the day.
If you go out,
heartbroken,
you won’t be able to
feel the skin on your face.
But if you stay in
wear a sweater
& put the kettle on
The sun will fill your house -
the living room at coffee time
the kitchen for
afternoon tea -
With such a promise of
love & warmth
that the thermometer
will be helpless
to deny.
Sorry I’ve been away from this space lately. Life has gotten busy, mostly in a good way. But I’ve been thinking of you all, and I will post more when I can. Happy Valentine’s Day, loves.
Jessica