Day after Thanksgiving

fridge full of gorgeous edible leftovers
meaty turkey legs, apple cider sauce, caramelized sweet potatoes
sleep-in morning, apricot-golden sunrise, then hot coffee
warm socks and thick sweater on

outside ice-cold stormy winds hit our house
stiff pine needles are constricted on the branches in fear
of the snowstorm that has yet to come
Lapsang Souchong is warming my hands, heart, and brain