12 Transition: Facing the Winter
I grew accustomed to venturing outside
Covered only in a sweatshirt
and jeans
Now the lake wind is in,
And even here in the middle of the week
It is bitter cold
“Mom – why don’t you get a real coat?”
A woolen coat
Is Real. (But not poufy like theirs)
Wrapped in a scarf all
Day – all day
Wrap and wrap and wrap again – umbilical cord of warmth
And something to hold onto