dishwasher started
heat stolen
shower turns ice cold

chapped lips
scraping the windshield
of my Mitsubish

tomorrow I guess
tonight maybe
I don’t know

10 degrees
ignition starts
ass cold on leather seat

two wool mittens
she smiles
at the sight of her breath

a sunny day
the pond is frozen
he skates on the sky

Crunchy snow
the same pair of boots
cold toes

wind burnt skin
white winter snow
shoes soaked all the way through

no fun
no snow
frosted winds make me cold

wind howling
layers of clothes
finding the holes left open

frost on the pane
fingers cramp
as they dance across the ice

fresh shaved face
slapped
by the cold air 

wet white wonder
wool-filtered breath
hearing only my shovel

January night
a case of warm beer
no ice needed

at the crosswalk
I wait
while heated cars pass

on his deck
steam meets snowflakes
my curls are frozen

cold
breath in the air
loss of feeling in toes

bitter cold
burning our ears and nose
as we walk to school

running late
unlock the doors
to find they are frozen shut

I enter my womb
escaping the cold
of new experience

cold sunday night
a big pot of soup
this week's lunch

nearly frostbitten
even lukewarm
is too hot

by the radiator
cocooned in a sleeping bag
I hate my roommate

rising sun
the snow descends
car battery . . . lifeless

puck slides
past stick and pads
crowd cheers

my only friend
listens closely
'til he melts away

a day of sledding
torturous snow
melts within a sleeve

walking to school
avoiding ice patches
can't stop smiling

no time to blowdry
I break off
a hair-icicle

weeks apart
we stay up late
to cuddle

a gust
and a shiver
I held her

sweet morning scent
hot to my lips
keeps me awake

pale round face
filled with color
on tip of the nose

hands are numb
grabbing a quick smoke
right before class

walking to class
fighting the wind
can’t feel my hands