exactly

"Yes, I need you, my fairy-tale. Because you are the only person I can talk with about the shade of a cloud, about the song of a thought — and about how, when I went out to work today and looked a tall sunflower in the face, it smiled at me with all of its seeds."

—	Vladimir Nabokov, from Letters To Véra

Winds of November

half way through March
the winds of November have blown in
bitter cold

looking outside
the sun is trying to shine
put on my vest and coat
out into the world

grabbed a scarf
and wrapped it around
but the wind blew through
no hat or mitts
to take away the chill

the winds of November
have won
this round

Suzanne McCann

Silence

I stood
in silence
pondering
its affect on me
At first, anxious
than calm
peaceful even
with the silence

Its interesting
how little time
I spend
in quiet moments of silence
Without music
or words
to distract
or waste time

I am standing here
silently
but not in silence
my window is open
birds are chatting
sounds of the city
still feeling calm
creative

Suzanne McCann