Summer heat falls without prudence
Ornery and hot like the tip of a newly welded blade
Hilting into skin deep and unforgiving
There is hope in the day’s momentary flurry, when
The air carries wind like a light jacket
But even then
‘Tis only for
A spell
--
c
May 2, 2018
May 2, 2018 at 2:49 PM UTC
Summer heat falls without prudence
Ornery and hot like the tip of a newly welded blade
Hilting into skin deep and unforgiving
There is hope in the day’s momentary flurry, when
The air carries wind like a light jacket
But even then
‘Tis only for
A spell
--
c
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