Southerly

[tectak]

Southerly

I remember it keenly;
the cut of a cold snap
gusted from an emptiness
few visit and none endure,
pure edge and hardness
whet to sting fiercely
as the isolation
that formed it,
and bristling,
having been tempted north
by warmth.

Just go 
she said,

closing the door.

Hi tomo,
I do you no favours by liking this because it becomes my overriding comment. Nits there are few but even by picking at them I cannot see that there is much to advantage the piece as it is. For me,
" ...whet to sting fiercely
as the isolation
that formed it;
bristling,
having been tempted north
by warmth"

is an improvement BUT only if you feel a burning need to stick to the short line (single word?) style. Sometimes (always) it is useful to write a piece out as prose then re-examine the structure by reading it out loud slowly, noting where the natural (and unnatural but dramatic) pauses occur. Punctuate and enjamb to suit, the two are not mutually exclusive OR supportive. I know this sounds opinionated because it is, but I have a continuing battle of attrition with my own theorising. I am always looking for a piece which bolsters and supports my opinion one way or the other and this piece does neither. In a good way. Love "whet", still in use in these parts.  
Best,
tectak