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| Angry Winter Sky |
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| Peace in the Valley |
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| Crater Lake Blue |
Days of Clouds and
Snow
- Kathy Mackey
Low sky presses mist then rain
into red hillsides, arroyos, and dry
channels intended for wet weather.
Soon frozen air, fresh from Alaska,
whirls and breeds sleet then snow.
Gentle cold drifts of tiny crystals
cover red tile roofs of houses,
whitening abandoned gardens,
piling fluff onto decks and porches.
Fireplaces, hot chocolate, down comforters
ward off frigid dampness inside warm rooms
where climate is just a word, tamed and observed,
not an experience, wild, unbound, surprising.
