Le Voyage Magnifique

Cold

cold penetrates beneath the layers of clothing
freezing, awful, gripping, winter
bulbous nose is clogged by curds of snot
running, salty, sniffling, February
licking mucus from frozen upper lip
shivering, nasty, flowing, constant
spitting out gurgling wads of phlegm
hacking, coughing, sneezing, incessant

Notes on the Mobius form of poetry ▶︎

The Mobius form of poetry is an intriguing series of statements alternating with lists of associated characteristics which end with an italicized time element, as described and demonstrated in the following link: https://www.poetrydances.com/mobius.php .