Winter’s Onset/Inner Warmth

Warmed from the inside
by radiant heat,
I feel the pleasant boundary
of my skin,
a rosy presence,
the satisfaction of being
soundly grounded in a place.

It’s cold outside
but that coldness is no match 
for inner warmth
that glows here
even brighter than the fire.

©Wendy Mulhern
December 6, 2013


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