Author: Reyjawk
Summer Shower
Sunflowers
Corn Rows
Pickup Trucks
Country Music
A Southern Summer.
You see winter
But feel summer.
Some cruel joke
You expect the rain to sting
Instead it sloshes, luke-warm, tepid full drops.
The warm smell of rain.
The oppressive air before a thundershower.
The feeling of walking in water
This is a southern summer.
The green rye grass,
The bright blue, purple, red weeds.
The golden and brown sunflowers racing to the sky.
The Heat,
The heat is a constant companion.
It wraps around you like a lover
Sometimes smothering,
Sometimes comforting.
Slowness of breath.
Trying to breathe liquid air.
Startling brightness, rich warmth on skin after emerging from
A fluorescent air-conditioned office.
The buzzing of bees, hornets, and mosquitoes
Replaces the persistent humming of monitors, lights, and air conditioners.
Sweat, sticky, damp, uncomfortable, driving, arousing, refreshing, motivating, exhilarating, and drowsy all at the same time.
This is a Southern Summer.
~~~~
T.
Edited by: Repost Moderator at: 4/17/03 7:09:20 pm
