Speechless

Pink toenails keep Summer close
Even with a sore throat
Frozen shut
Struck dumb
Words fall short
And bounce up again
Borrowed coats hide the chill
Summer hides in a scent
Twisted together
Buried in cloth
You smell like memories
Half forgotten
Warm memories
Wrapped in cold secrets
How long ago you ask
I can’t even answer
Frozen shut.

Sharon Paine June 2015