Lake Erie Winter

as a cold breeze blows across the rolling waves over the wall, swirling the snow on the deck chilling me as I gaze out across the water I watch as layers of ice form on the beach over the wall, swirling the snow on the deck the mist of my breath crystallizes in the air i watch as layers of ice form on the beach remembering the dunes the layers become the mist of my breath crystallizes in the air as large gray clouds tumble across the sky remembering the dunes the layers become and the arctic appearance the lake takes on as large gray clouds tumble across the sky just the thought of gusting wind and snow and the arctic appearance the lake takes on reminds me winter has arrived once again just the thought of gusting wind and snow chilling me as I gaze out across the water reminds me winter has arrived once again as a cold breeze blows across the rolling waves