Polar Plunge

We yax-traxed under blue sunlit skies on the frozen upper ridge of the hemlock forest above Quarry Rock.

Imagine our surprise glimpsing a half-naked man at river’s edge after our descent. We spotted 8 members of the Chagrin River Polar Plunge crew warming up after their weekly dip. The leader was in the water for 7 minutes! A woman in the group said she’s been doing it for 8 years. I simply cannot fathom this. There were 5 foot icicles hanging from the cliff above and chunks of ice under these cascades to where they swam . Shallow parts of the river were frozen solid.

Extras 2 and 3: morning thoughts (draft)

Writer’s Block

Six months’ counting
pen untouched
paper blank
writer’s thumbprint
invisible

Sunlight scrawls
dots into lines
yet words will not converge

Writer’s voice
is
still.
Silent. Silent. Silent.
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Wishing you a great start to your week.