Paying Attention In January

Cold down to the bone. 
I hear the winter in the wind.
I walk on ice 
and breathe in snowflakes.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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De Beaulieu Avatar
February 25, 2018 at 5:48 PM
Hello Ann Lauren, I hear the winter wind I fall down on the ice. Welcome to poetry soup. Have a nice evening my friend.
Sands Avatar
February 25, 2018 at 2:55 PM
Nice descriptions. I feel like I am right there, in it :)
Anne Avatar
February 25, 2018 at 4:41 PM
thank you so much!
Poteet Avatar
February 25, 2018 at 1:28 PM
That was my experience this January too. We'd just moved to a new area and the winds are chilling. Always a wind blowing across the plains of Ashley Springs. Not for long, they are in a building frenzy and soon every empty lot will be built upon. Do you mean "and breathe in snowflakes"?
Anne Avatar
February 25, 2018 at 1:56 PM
oh my goodness, yes! thank you for catching that typo! This was inspired by a walk in a cold parking lot. My job requires some travel, and I walked in a lot of cold, Canadian parking lots this winter. I'd been reading about mindfulness, and was wondering if it would still be a relaxing experience in the cold!
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