"Ice Cold" Poetry Prompt

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R. Frost was onto something when he predicted ice
Because the coldness of your gaze
Bites
Like the desert wind
Piercing through loose fibers
As we wander these winter nights

Thoughtful Thursday
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"Ice Cold" poetry prompt

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