This Morning I

shuffle downstairs

from our tall apt

and feed a

bone-chattering January

daring it

to harness my

frame

to take me by the

shoulders & assault

my grandeur

with a frigid touch.

I slowly close

the front

door returning

to the warmth

of a full hug

from my worried wife

knowing how bold

I could be

dressing for

changing seasons.

Ahhh – such comfort

in her arms.