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"A Mild Winter" (by Joe DiMino)

It's been a mild winter;
grateful for this
in a light jacket
I feel unwrapped early
less encumbered
sniffing the air
like a bear
leaving her den

no cubs though
too old for that
and far too wise to miss them.