I like things to be
how I remember them and
not the way they are.

The large woman outside
is wildly filling bird baths
in the mid-day sun.

From where I'm sitting,
it sure doesn't look like rain,
Mr. Weatherman.

This guy once told me
water's the only symbol....
what the hell's that mean?

Everything has stopped-
afternoon heat bears down like
silent glacial pause.

Hey, angry blue sky,
how about a cloud or two
to soak up this heat?

Sad, old warehouse sits
like the bones of long dead beasts
petrefied in rust.

Why do trees rustle
far up in their leafy tops?
Too hot for rainfall.

My hot skin is soothed
by the air-conditoned bliss-
ah, technology!

Quiet! What is that noise?
The back gate rasps, and a strange
shadow looms outside.

Alone in the dark,
with the music of traffic
singing in my ears.

Solomn blades of grass
whisper in the wind, calling
with works I can't say.

The highway blurs with
waves of orange heat that
could melt tar or flesh.

A hot cup of tea
somehow cools me off just like
fighting fire with fire.

Summer has come now,
with its thick heat that slows down
even the fastest.

Balmy summer breeze
brings the chance of rainfall and
the promise of sweat.

Flash of red feathers
as the cardinal darts between
the falling raindrops.

A slow, thick movement
rolls throw the heat of coming
summertime nightfall.

Cloudy evening falls
on my full belly and
my sad, addled thoughts.

The tall thicket swarms
with the unseen rustle of
all manner of life.

My oak trees all have
little red buds of new leaves
burning on the green.

Fireflies flicker
in and out of iris stems
floating on thick winds.

Closed lilies shudder
as their unfurled orange blooms
brace themselves for rains.

My neighbors flowers
are pushing through my fence boards
with bright persistance.

Huge, yellow full moon
wades motionless in starless
skies of inky blue.

A drone of mowers
throwing dust mechanically
into the twilight.

Long shadows ripple
their lacy patterns across
the sidewalks like waves.

Cold winds are blowing
the vast ocean of green as
the street lights click on.

Sweet honeysuckle
weighing down the air with its
dizzying thickness.

Rabbit sits sunning
by the sea of tall grasses
ready to swim fast.