its a veritable heatwave



well 
wednesday
 it was
 exponentially warmer 
veritable heatwave
 temperatures soared
 into the 20s
 the winds were milder 
it was amazing
 how good it felt
 not
 to wear 
a hat
 2 pairs of gloves
 not to
 walk rapidly
hunched over  
while your eyes and nose drip
 your glasses fog up
 with
 condensation
 from
 exhaling
 into 
a scarf 
a muffler
 wrapped 
like a surgeon's mask 
across your face

 people had more than just eyes showing
 and 
yet 
it was still 
well
 below
 freezing 

hey
you gotta enjoy what reprieve you get 
cause
 its only january
 there's
 likely
 a lot more cold to come

 spring isn't til march 20 
thats
 68 days away
but 
who's counting