23. Winter Days

Biting air

Winds blow

City streets

Under snow

Noses red

Lips sore

Runny eyes

Hands raw

Chimneys smoke

Cars crawl

Piled snow

On garden wall

Slush in gutters

Ice in lanes

Frosty patterns

On window panes

Morning call

Lift up your head

Nipped by Winter

Stay in bed

                       Gareth Owen