Cold Wind in May

Goosebumps while walking under the bridge

What is this cold wind in May?
Is it volcanic ash blocking the sun,
The earth’s axis bumped by an asteroid,
Some malfunction of my thermoregulation,
A big, strong fan?

Call it refreshing for a moment,
A conversation with a friend,
A good past memory
A cool touch of early spring

But the water is rising and there’s a sewer smell
Carried by the breeze
And I see the water lapping by the dry debris
As I walk under the bridge.


-Written for a great daily short fiction/poetry contest, The Writer’s Cramp. The prompt was to include the title “Cold Wind in May” and a genre of “Environment.”

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