Tag: heat

I Hate Summer (a tanka)

August 20th, 2021
Man, I hate summer
And days of oppressive heat
Give me winter cold
I’ll grab a blanket, warm drink
And hibernate for dark months
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Unbearable Heat (a poem)

August 16th, 2021
The planet is getting hotter
It’s a fact we can no longer deny
Global warming is media fodder
But I believe what they imply

This summer has been a scorcher
Temps in the 90s near every day
The unbearable heat is torture
I look at weather reports with dismay
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Groans of Thunder (a poem)

July 27th, 2020
Dark clouds gather + block a stifling sun, breaking the heat

of oppressive summer days – we’re in a daze, at a standstill,

shops closed + mask-wearing maniacs stashing cash

under dirty mattresses in case of economic collapse –
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In the Woods (a poem)

July 24th, 2020
It’s been so long since I’ve

walked in these woods,

surrounded by trees

on a humid summer night.

It’s dusk and tree cover provides

shade on the trails, but we still

huff, puff with each mile.
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Such a Silly Dog (a poem)

July 22nd, 2020
Poor little Nico, he’s a silly dog.

He scratches himself all day,

howls whenever we go away –

I see him after I’ve been gone,

he wags his tail, greets me at the door, asks,

“Where have you been?”
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Summer Days (a poem)

July 16th, 2020
Summertime heat swelters, sweat trickles

down your face – wash those sticky hands from

the melting ice cream.
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