Thursday, May 14, 2009

This Is Summer

A square of brown, sweet
Sugar and cocoa
Partnered with a
Golden brown cotton ball
Snuggled tightly together
Between two crunch crackers
Satisfying my sweet tooth
As smoke blows in my face
And a red-orange element
Heats my body beneath the diamonds.
This is summer.

The all-important orb-
Life giving, heat making, light making-
Wakes up early
And goes to bed when it's late.
Tinted eye protection
And SPF 50 is much needed.
People are baking and goldening
Or turning tomato red.
This is summer.

The noise never stops.
"Flip-Flop, Flip-Flop."
Everywhere you go.
Sweltering conditions
Relieved by a light breeze
Or a splash in a lake.
Women sprawled out
On their colorful fabric rectangles.
This is summer.

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