the howling winds
batter the city dwellers
do skyscrapers dream?
It’s been quite cold of late, and the winter winds are quite bracing in the city – more so than in my quiet country town. The verticality and rigidity of the landscape in a city centre creates corridors for the weather, battering the wee humans traveling along roads and short-cutting through parking lots and by frozen park benches. The contrasts of the seasons are on my mind on these days, as it is these same places that can be so hot and humid in mid-summer, with the lushness of street trees bringing greenery to all. And while the days are getting longer, winter will have us in its grasp for many weeks ahead. Stay warm!
© Christopher M Buddle 2025
Nature's Reverie 