it has been windy
cold, the snow
intermittent
but fierce
ice slick
sending me
careening
out of control
on my ass, or
across four lanes
twisting back
the way I came
stuck in a ditch
does ice ever
melt? the wind
carries me
lately, to land
to pause
retreat
return
I a butterfly
and you
you the flower
warm
in a patch of sunshine