When the thermometer plummets to double digits below zero (Celsius) an increase to -8 degrees is warmer weather:
from thirty to eight
a ladder of minuses
climbs to warmer weather
Even when the heat thermostat setting is steady, it feels colder inside:
Arctic cold pierces —
sharp needles puncture walls
of furnace heat
And there are other side effects:
in freezing cold
only moisture melts—
dry skin cracks
~
This is my response to Frank Tassone’s Haikai Challenge #15: Winter Storm or Arctic Cold.
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Ontheland 
Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #6: Janice’s latest #haibun for my current #Haikai challenge!
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Thanks for the challenge Frank!
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My pleasure!
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It’s true, it never does feel warm, even with the heat blasting. Luckily we’re back to freezing in NYC…(K)
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It’s amazing how freezing (32 F) can feel warm..we had a brief stint with a balmy 1 C but it’s getting colder again.
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Oh yes…19 degrees and I could take off my gloves! It’s all relative…
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The boldest I’ve experienced was-40 F wind chill in North Dakota. Needles, indeed.
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Now that was cold! I remember -13 F as a child…they didn’t talk about wind chill then…but my face felt like cardboard when outside.
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Coldest!
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Another Chilly Thriller! 😎🥀
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