Happy New Year!

Some years ago, Kat Apel started what became an annual January event, A Poem A Day, where poets posted their work daily. There were myriad styles and the poems covered a broad range of topics. Comments were welcomed, and poems tweaked.

Although the event has changed, it endures in different forms. Some post in a FB group, others aim for the writing without sharing.

I try to write a poem each day for January, and as I did last year, I'm hoping to post a poem here each day.

It's my New Year's, after-Christmas training. Here's my first go.

At the Movies

Before

Moisture pushes heavy through our breathing

Clings close with every in and out

This air hangs the worst of smells

During

We whip away

to another world

where snow hurts

as much as any beast bites

After

Heat scurries along gutters

drains away.

Burnt bitumen sighs

and we dance across the street,

singing in the rain.