Evening contrasts

The coziness of a heated house

is made stronger

by a foray into crisp evening

which is made fresher

in its contrast

with the warmth inside,

which is made sweeter

by the movement of the outside wind.

So blessed we are to venture out

and to return,

renewed, embraced

in this

as in the cycling 

of every breath.

©Wendy Mulhern

September 22, 2013