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Monday, June 5, 2023

On an Afternoon Walk - Heat Warning

Usually a proper walk is when 
cool breeze caresses my skin

sun is warm and gentle,

birds sing, hop through the branches

waves lap at the lake shore………….


But not today - 


temperatures soared to the heights

breeze muddled hot air

sun burned through my hat

birds nestled deep in the trees

concrete too hot for bare feet.


But it’s only temporary……..


“It was the type of day that could wilt a metal gatepost.”

~ Colin Cotterill, Thirty-Three Teeth

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