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It's cold outside, the windows are cracked
Describing the cold weather outside and the cracked windows.
The patterns on car rooves swim and they curve and
Observing the patterns on car roofs that appear to move and curve.
The floor slips out from under my feet and I slide
Experiencing a slippery floor, sliding, possibly due to icy conditions.
Grass stands and leans over the others
Noticing grass bending over other elements, possibly affected by the cold.
Breath appears large and long
Observing breath visibly in the cold air, appearing large and long.
Long in front of my
Continuation of the breath observation, extending in front of the person.
Knuckles, cracked from the cold
Describing knuckles as cracked from the cold but expressing acceptance.
But I don't mind, I want the cold to stay
Expressing a desire for the cold weather to persist despite discomfort.
Dogs jump through frosted greens
Depicting dogs jumping through frozen vegetation, possibly enjoying it.
And they smile through frozen seams
Imagining dogs smiling despite the freezing conditions.
Their walkers can't chase them so
Noting that dog walkers can't easily chase the dogs due to the conditions.
So they watch as the animals embrace frozen home
Observing animals embracing the frozen environment, possibly finding comfort.
It seems a sin to run an engine now
Suggesting a reluctance to run an engine, possibly due to environmental concerns.
It seems wrong to scrape the ice from their screens
Expressing a sense of wrongdoing in scraping ice from screens.
But smoke billows and chokes the breeze
Describing smoke billowing and affecting the air, potentially from running engines.
Lingering in the air
Experiencing the lingering effect of smoke in the air.
I hold my breath and rush past
Holding breath and rushing past, possibly to avoid inhaling smoke.
Watch me slip and slide up the road home
Describing slipping and sliding on the road while heading home.
Around the park seems enough
Suggesting that going around the park is sufficient in the cold.
But the sun is up
Noting the presence of the sun starting to melt frozen patterns.
It starts to melt the beautiful patterns
Expressing the beauty of the melting patterns in the morning sun.
But this morning
Referencing the current morning in the narrative.
This morning I saw them at least
Confirming the observation of the beautiful patterns at least this morning.
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