cold day today

still stung by winter's cold
i wander, doing things
that do not matter
feeding things
that aren't hungry
touching things
that i can't feel.

still stung
my frost tipped fingers
cold and gloveless
shrink from fumes
and steering wheels

still stung by winter's cold
tracing dreams of flowers
peddled hope in paper packets
i comply and buy
seeds
instead of firewood.

Goodbye to February

One month today! That's how long C and I have been living in our new house! It seems like forever since we left our old room at the EcoVillage, a cohousing community where we'd been renting a room for the last six months). All in all, I think we're off to a good start. And as dad put it, if we can get through February, we know we're going to do okay.

That's all for now. March, I'm happy to see ya!