hunger, fear, evidence, joy

i have not been hungry, 

but there is

evidence

everywhere there is evidence of hunger.

this was under snow 

for a week or two

and with the thawing there is 

evidence 

 it's a hard winter so far

 but there is a bit of dancing going on,

no matter what.

who has such joy? 

 dear god where do they get the energy?

i, who love wintertime

 have been grumpy 

grumpy

between snow and ice and bitter coldsnowsleetfreezingrainice and 

a great weariness

and cold,

dead

fear

 someone, some small one

finds joy,

maybe?

 so today i walked

between warmth and flood watch

 the fields weird,

like lakes,

 with strange evidence

of who 

 WHO?

has

walked this way?

i walked freely, with a big stride,

no crampons!