The snow that fell last Sunday night
has lain throughout the week, still powdery.
The air so cold, night and day,
that the snow didn't consolidate and harden.
I walked to the market this morning
for bread and vegetables,
layers of clothes holding the cold at bay.
Halfway home, the first flakes of new snow
struck my face.
Several inches down now, and still falling.
If the forecast is right, this new snow
won't last long.
The deepest cold is leaving,
and the snow will be displaced by
sleet and freezing rain before morning.
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