How cold is it (in Cape Town in winter)?
Cold.
All night chilled, too cold to shiver cold.
Seeping in whether in damp or wet or still night air.
Still night.
July, June before and August after.
The averages (highs and lows) and the sunny days that can stretch for a week warming concrete and people through their still-on winter coats – lie.
It’s the cold that matters, lingers, descends, possesses.