Wednesday, March 22, 2017

The Weather Out There


How cold is it out there? Well, it is March,
And the end of winter is at hand; Springtime
Is poised moderately in the wings. The temper-
Ature fluctuates, up one day and down the next.
I do not have a thermometer, so I have no

Reading in Fahrenheit, Celsius or centigrade.
In degrees of accuracy I cannot say. I would,
However, estimate the early morning air hovers
Somewhere between a light freeze and the thaw
To liquidity. It is by no means either a frigid

Alaskan day or sun-kissed Caribbean scene.
From where I reside, there is rather a prevailing
Midwestern air out there. (No polar bear sight-
Ing or mosquito swarming to report, no frozen

Arctic blast nor warm wafting of humidified
Gulf air either.) Then, just how cold is it out there,
You may be asking? In stepping out with the pups
For the first time this morning, and not being qual-

Ified to speak in terms meteorologically, I must
Report that the breeze in Kansas City today is from
The North, and modestly bracing. As a layman, I
Should liken it to a sudden splash in the face by

Tap water, slightly chilled—decidedly awakening,
Except without the wet.


Chris Hanch 3-22-17  

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