<u><b>smell of silence</b></u>

Feel the silence around you, magnified


by the fallen snow and ice-cold air,


working without real purpose, accomplishing


nothing, eventually stopping and just walking.


Walking, feeling muscles in his legs and back


working, sensing the pull and push of ligaments


and joints.


Alive.


Breathe in and out.


Smell the trees, and the snow and ice.


Smell the silence.


Make something of this silence.