snowing down south
warm breath
breathed out
of our bodies
into the overnight air
and condensed to
an ice crust
on the glass
with a sodden mitten tip
push plates
of glitter lace
across the surface
to make an opening
where the ghost price of
home kill veal 4/6 is
showing that
in an earlier incarnation
our kitchen
was a butcher shop
we knew there was a colder place
Janet Charman