Valentine's Day Forecast

I wrote you a poem

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Valentine’s Day Forecast

The 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

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