Tag Archives: cold

It’s still cold

Posted on February 11, 2014 by

Water pipes slamming, cranking out icy fury: I know how they feel.

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In the bleak midwinter

Posted on January 10, 2014 by

I would like, if it will, for time to freeze, stand still so that breath becomes redundant, superfluous steam in the empty air. The beauty of the snow falls on a bleak, not a meek heart, burning with cold fire … Continue reading →

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Seven below

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

One from the archives for a chilly day This morning, on the school run, even the sun did not want to rise, lounging fatly in the treetops, red and round, heavily globular, a frozen popsicle on a bare tree stick. … Continue reading →

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