you can’t drink whisky outdoors
\nwhen snow hovers over the ground
\nand ice is what trickles
\nfrom your nose in self-defense
\nand breath is fire that you inhale
\nthrough a hard wool scarf
\nand fingers exposed turn
\nraw red then white then black
\nand toes packed too tight
\nimitate fingers but faster
\nand you have to keep your toque
\ndown snug to keep your ears
\nsoft enough to stay on your head
\n\u2014then what is summer?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
you can’t drink whisky outdoors when snow hovers over the ground and ice is what trickles from your nose in self-defense and breath is fire that you inhale through a hard wool scarf and fingers exposed turn raw red then … Continue reading