Monday, July 22, 2013

Whew


Whew !

Even stone sweats

in unrelenting heat

on  vapid summer day.

Ragweed wheezing breezes carry furnace breath  

and even shade cannot veil the cloying cling of the air.

Salty sting creeps into eyes

while fleeting ecstasy is captured

 in a cold wet cloth on my forehead.
 
-Jerry Wendt 2010

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