Tagged: temperature

mama’s azaleas

mama’s azaleas
are debating the weather – time
to peak or no peak?
.
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the incomparable 

the incomparable 
tease – april’s spring, we see only 
what we want to see
.
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we deliberately

we deliberately
warp time around its edges,
taking turns raising

and lowering the temperature,
bending and unbending the rules
.
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and still, you led me

and still, you led me
to the river, in just below
freezing, wind whipping

all around us, so that i
could have sondheim and sunset
.
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september begins

september begins
without a warning, temperature
dips, twirls – dive, dive, dive
.
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we stay nimble – layers

we stay nimble – layers
on, off, windows, opened, closed – spring,
playing tricks on us
.
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winter tries to get

winter tries to get
its act together – a sharp drop
in temperature,

strong winds, and as we bundle up
in layers – naw, just kidding
.
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october enters

october enters
with fanfare, more or less than
september, staking

its territory with an
undeniable coolness
.
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somewhere in the teens

somewhere in the teens
fahrenheit, the skies are blue
and hypnotizing
.
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on the last day of

on the last day of
november, it’s near sixty
degrees fahrenheit,

autumn pauses its camouflage
unsure of which way to turn
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