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Heat Relief

Summer heat was getting oppressive the humidity hung heavily in the air the breath was starting to labour as the heat brought on sweat it started to soak into clothes feeling similar to a wet rag draining all your energy as you tried to find comfort under a shaded umbrella even the ants were not crawling nor were the birds chirping merrily no frog or cricket song was heard the stifling heat caused stillness as all creatures headed to find shade the sun rays beat over the land evening finally brought relief as the sun's orb sank on the horizon.

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/6/2022 4:08:00 PM

Hey, lady, looks like you wrote this on the day of my anniversary , my 47th. How long have YOU been married now? (too long, right? hahaha) I think your poem here totally describes to the tee , the sweltering oppressiveness of humid heat.

Michael Tor

Date: 9/1/2022 3:24:00 AM

I hope we get some relief Phyllis it is not much better in New York.

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 9/5/2022 10:27:00 AM

Thanks Michael for your comment. It has been a very warm summer but not unusual for us. We can get a long stretch of hot weather. love phyl

John Loving Iii

Date: 8/23/2022 6:40:00 PM

Finally paying attention to global warming change. What's next?

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 9/5/2022 10:24:00 AM

Thanks John. I do not pay attention to global warming because weather is not much different than other years. All a big hype if you ask me. Hope your health has improved. love phyl

Jack Horne

Date: 8/20/2022 12:34:00 PM

i hope it's cooler there now, my friend - sounds like we had similar weather & you've described it exactly! Hope you're feeling much better by now. Mum's more confused but doing OK x

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 9/5/2022 10:22:00 AM

Hi Jack and say hi to mum. No we are still in the 30's. It has been a hot lovely summer so enjoying before the cold comes in. love phyl

Arthur Vaso

Date: 8/16/2022 11:00:00 PM

Beautiful poem! Yes the heat this year has been a bit extreme! Hope your FB thing was fixed!!

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 9/5/2022 10:20:00 AM

Thanks for your comment. It has been a very hot summer and I have enjoyed time outside. I have not accepted any new f b friends as do not wanted to be hacked anymore so I do not open a lot of things. It still throws me out at times so guess I really do need a new computer as mine is so very old. love phyl

Eve Roper

Date: 8/16/2022 6:41:00 PM

So, so, true... heat and humidity does wear you down. I thought I comment on this a while back... Many blessings my friend with love and cool weather.

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 9/5/2022 10:17:00 AM

Thanks you for your comment. I am late in my reply. It has been a very hot but nice summer for us this year. I enjoy a lot of time outside. love phyl