SummerGone

Being apart causes
ache for me 
like the cold 
that settles deep 
inside of bones 
unable to locate
its precise location 
where to apply 
a warm towel 
a hot shower 
hardly ever helps 
like your letters
that do comfort 
but once read
that gnawing chill
returns like the 
frosty winds of 
November reminds me 
that summer’s gone