One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise.

Ice Box WoesJACK”E”This freezing and thawingdosey doethe outdoors has frosted overice falls often,putting the Ice Man of historyin balmy palmsthough I hear the sunshine is dimin the panhandle.A chuck roastwhose rump has frozenrock salt sprinklingif this is dinnerI will screech on pass.

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