Sometimes
all it takes to feel
ten again is to not
bundle up to shed
those layers that protect
middle age to dress
sparsely feel
the breeze brush
my skin smile
as my mind hears
a wisp of that old phrase
“you’ll catch your death
of a cold” strip off
shoes socks grin
as my bare feet grip
the pavement stride
into the wind try
to outrun the late
November sun.
An award-winning poet, Melissa Huff enjoys exploring both formal poetry and free verse, Her publishing credits include Halfway Down the Stairs, Glass: Facets of Poetry, Winterwolf Press, and River Poets Journal. She currently serves as secretary of the Illinois State Poetry Society.
Melissa, so much great imagery here until well we are trying to avoid that late November sun!
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