Nebraska in Winter

Nebraska in Winter


January fills the waning afternoon.
The sun has closed a gray curtain
Against the cold, the flat water is already
Lying still in its bed.

The windows are wrapped in freshly tatted lace.
It glistens as the porch light reports to stand sentry.

In the morning, the sun grins broadly
He must be thinking a little of summer!
I'm late, and dash outside, coat open
And the prank is sprung.

Cold hands shake as I close the coat snugly.
Sunlight watches from the snow, laughing as I run.

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Football playoffs are a necessity to keep tourism from dwindling to nothing in January.