Wrapping up Warm

From The Spectator.

Wrapping up Warm
by John Mole

Warmth was an art
When I challenged the cold
To a jumping start
At 10 years old,

When an icicle–chime
On the breath–filled air
Struck Christmas time
And I was there

With a slip and a slide
And the skipping beat
Wrapped up inside
My package of heat

Which is still the gift
I remember best
Though this strange, deep drift
Seems unimpressed.