Hot Summer
It’s too hot to play,
So I snooze in the shade.
Lazing in the cool
of a massive fig tree.
Nature’s air conditioning.
It’s too hot to play,
So I dive in the salty sea.
Waves tickle me,
refreshing my body.
Nature’s swimming pool.
It’s too hot to play,
So I sit in a sudden breeze.
Cooling my sticky body,
blowing my hair.
Nature’s fan.
It’s too hot to play,
So I eat a fat watermelon.
Refreshing my dry mouth
trickling on my face.
Nature’s most refreshing treat.
Karen Hendriks
- Submitted in response to Poetry Prompt #7
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Any young reader would certainly empathise with your words about an Australian summer. Well done Karen!
Love your poem Karen. Sooo Australian!
A most enjoyable and evocative description of the resources available to us on those hot days. Thank God for nature!
Lovely poem. It shows how much nature gives to us and for many reasons.