Too darn cold*

How do you feel about cold weather?

*Too darn hot…

Cole Porter in Kiss Me Kate 
Weather it's hot or
Whether it's not or
If I’m warm or feel
The cold, weather I 
Like. The seasons I 
Mean. What seasons
We have left to us. I
Mean spring when it's 
Nice and no jacket is
Required or Autumn
When it's cool with a
Breeze.. I'm inspired.
Seasons are weather
Whether it's hot or if
It's not. Winter's chill
Is too cold until I'm in
My overcoat. Summer
When it's hot makes 
Me long for the cold. 
Weather it's discontent.
Whether it's hot or if
It's not. Too hot, too
Cold. Weather I like.

Red sun

Tonight, the sun was a red so
Improbably fiery, it slipped
Outside of all memory. It was
As round as a beach ball but
Left the feel of a full moon in
Its passage across my near
Sky. Bright and beautiful it 
Disappeared, peaking behind 
Familiar buildings in its odd
And unfamiliar voyage. Red.
Not the red of sunsets but a
Big red setting sun filling my
Window with its unusual
Presence. No precedent for
A sun like this. Fiery and red.

This?

What’s the oldest things you’re wearing today?

This old thing? Why, thank you.
I've had it for years. I guess I 
Like it cause I wear it that often.
No. It's a knock-off. I bought
It on the street. In Soho. Long
Ago. It's beginning to fade.
I'm going to have to trade it
In for something that doesn't 
Look so frayed, but I like it.
Every time I wear it, I think of
That summer day and walking
Around in Soho. Feeling the
Fabric on the cart and the sun
On my face. I remember how 
Much we laughed that day, too.
I was with a special someone 
That summer day. In Soho and
We walked arm in arm. In Soho.