It was a hot summer day and the sun was boiling down, the popsicle were beginning to soften.
Cowan
The fog softens the edges of the morning, rising among geese calls, over crisp, sharp, frosted grass, smoke breath as I scrape the frost off the windshield.
Piercing blue, cold as ice, just as sharp.
Just as deadly.
He treads carefully, practiced steps that have become second nature.
Navigating these conversations is just as dangerous as playing on an untreated lake; one wrong step, a blade digging too deep, a pass that is fumbled or overshot-
There are micro-fissures carving their way to the surface, the ice threatening to crack.
He retreats, no longer on the offensive, watches and listens- waits, impatiently- to see if the cracks go deeper than surface level, if the ice itself is deeper, if it is fragile, if it’s too unstable.
The blue melts, softens, and he forgets to keep following the puck.
He tosses his stick away, and lets the waves swallow him whole.
It was a hot summer day and the sun was boiling down, the popsicle were beginning to soften.
The fog softens the edges of the morning, rising among geese calls, over crisp, sharp, frosted grass, smoke breath as I scrape the frost off the windshield.
Piercing blue, cold as ice, just as sharp.
Just as deadly.
He treads carefully, practiced steps that have become second nature.
Navigating these conversations is just as dangerous as playing on an untreated lake; one wrong step, a blade digging too deep, a pass that is fumbled or overshot-
There are micro-fissures carving their way to the surface, the ice threatening to crack.
He retreats, no longer on the offensive, watches and listens- waits, impatiently- to see if the cracks go deeper than surface level, if the ice itself is deeper, if it is fragile, if it’s too unstable.
The blue melts, softens, and he forgets to keep following the puck.
He tosses his stick away, and lets the waves swallow him whole.
Trees has soften the harsh rays from the sun. The shaded promenade is walked by many, but they cared more about the beautiful river.
Soften ice cream. Make something soft. We have to soften him up. Hard to soften up. Ice cream gets softened in summer.