Heat wave…
This day is wind-still and feverish
Hedges full of brown beetles
Provide the shrill-screamy backtrack
To this hellish summer's day.
I pause and wipe my brow
Sweat trickles down my neck and breasts
Into my already soaked shirt
That clings to me like a lover.
Force another deep breath of scorched air
My footsteps soft on melted tar
Walking amongst the wavy heat ripples
Always walking-walking to where you are…
6 comments:
heksels, bravo. baie cool.
jy's nog die beste
Thanks Simma!
Ek's bly jy hou daarvan.
:-)
I so feel your pain, this heat is unbearable! Thank God for airconditioning at work!
;-)
I think I need a head-sized aircon. My mind's gone into a state of slumber with this heat!
Hi Louisa, sorry you must be going through a heat wave there. Here in the northern hemisphere its still chilly. Did you ever find out if the mouse got the spider or the other way around?
I love your humor Hon :)
Patsy
Hi Patsy!
Yep, it's pretty hot here at the moment. It's been basically 30'c and more every day now for a week. Also it doesn't really cool down at night bacause there is no wind at all! Usually when we get a heat wave like this it end in a big and spectacular storm - I'm really looking forward to that. :-)
As far as the spider and the rat are concerned: It looks like the rat made it out unnoticed and was then subsequently caught in a trap in the lounge. I'm kind of hoping that the spider got out (and very far away) in the same way.
But...I have heard from a sometimes-reliable source that new carpets might be coming soon...and if they do come to fit it i will advise them to have a small fire-arm ready when they move the bookshelf in case they need to take the spider out (it really is pretty big!).
Hehe...as you can see: I'm very cautious of spiders.
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