buildings, like gnomon of huge sundials,
\ncast lengthening shadows across the city:
\ndim places in late december.<\/p>\n
the wind is gentle but cools your exposed skin<\/p>\n
hands in your pockets,
\nelbows pulled in against your hips,
\nyou pass down a blue sidewalk.<\/p>\n
the angled winter sun hits you
\nas you cross onto the next block.
\nyour shoulders loosen and lower.<\/p>\n
light glares off the glass faces of hotels and banks.<\/p>\n
cool air moves in whorls around you
\nwhile the fabric of your clothing absorbs the heat;
\nwarming your back as it penetrates the layers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
buildings, like gnomon of huge sundials, cast lengthening shadows across the city: dim places in late december. the wind is gentle but cools your exposed skin hands in your pockets, elbows pulled in against your hips, you pass down a blue sidewalk. the angled winter sun hits you as you cross onto the next block. … <\/p>\n