today I'm grateful for...

Enough heat that I need only a sweater.

No scarf, gloves, or thick coat.

Just a sweater to keep out the chill.

I'm grateful because the heat won't last long,

and I take advantage of it while I can.

I walk swiftly to class and feel frigid air on my bare forearms.

I run outside, playing cops and bad guys, warming my blood as I flee the law.

I almost sit to rest and think, but then think better of it.

Sitting allows the cold to sink in, and this I avoid at all costs.

Instead, I walk on.

 I will run.

I will skip, jump.

Today I will do anything but stand still.

I am fleeing the cold until the last possible moment,

and this one more day of warmth has my gratitude.