we're in near tandem eager ranvier

the arctic frost plunges
impetuous as the blizzard.
the peninsula awaits
during this inhospitable winter.





insofar as nature allows,
another age, another time.
the seemingly limitless
maelstrom of crowds,



dissipates.



as the icy slush whirs
behind throttled wheels.



to seek warmth,
forsaken long-ago by boreas



is an,



inescapable,



insatiable,



incredible,



ephemeral sensation.