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