Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Yes, It's Still February

This week's blog is a repeat but it captures what I feel mid-winter.


Yes, It's Still February


In this mini-month

the days drag their feet

beneath clouds of wet wool

velcroed to the sky.

They schlep carryalls filled

with sniffles and coughs

and their own guarded secret 

which I deciphered:

each of them is 36 hours long

like the Dantesque days

of my medical residency.



Marilyn Aschoff Mellor

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