Tagged: hot
on the fifth day of
on the fifth day of
summer, we are sitting still
in ninety-degree
weather, waiting and hoping
that the heat never finds us
.
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on the way to a
on the way to a
southern summer, ninety-degree
fahrenheit – even
the mischievous chipmunk stands
still, long enough for a reprieve
.
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at the beginning
at the beginning
and the end of a hot bowl
of noodle soup, such
gratitude to all the living
things that took that sublime dive
.
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in the summer of
in the summer of
the carolina reaper,
our tomatoes dared
to wander over, lean its
vines upon those spicy branches
.
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nestled into the
nestled into the
beginning of summer, your
birthday and newly
polished memories – freedom,
days at the pool, cooling off
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: freedom
they seal off the herb
they seal off the herb
garden every winter to
protect us from the
elements and not the other
way around – meaningless soup
.
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to iron out a
to iron out a
stubborn wrinkle requires time,
a night of snow, a
whistling teapot, enough
layers to shake loose the ache
.
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we are ready for
not crying in the
not crying in the
shower because it’s cliché
allows for half a
dozen other options,
like turning the valve
all the way to the
right until the heart
clinches, or turning
it fully left until
conviction melts.
then there’s always
the option of turning
it off – some people
consider crying
in the shower,
while others
stand in long lines
waiting to fill their pails
.
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ninety-eight-point-two
ninety-eight-point-two
percent of the time, we call
for a ceasefire
after the situation
has gotten hot,
and still, not before
lives are
affected, spared
.
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