Ode to Sweaters, Hot Tea, and Cold Feet [1994]

welcome to the frozen puddles
welcome to the frosty clouds of breath
welcome warm hands, thick blankets
hello, madam winter,
heart of hot spiced cider,
fingertips of arctic chill
sleep with me till spring thaw
sleep 'neath crystal roof on beds of down
welcome madam winter,
bosom of nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves.