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Heatwave
Melting tar its smell
Black puddles ripped up, on car tyres
Ray Bans stripped from of the shelf
Factor 75 in the shade retired
Zinc oxide be our war paint
Fissures fingers anger in that temper
In just shorts under the hydrant,
as it sprayed
Mean yellow replacing earths green placenta
Parch(ments) crisp paper
Wall to wall heat, chase shadows east to west
Mother Earth in hot flush beset
Black puddles ripped up, on car tyres
Ray Bans stripped from of the shelf
Factor 75 in the shade retired
Zinc oxide be our war paint
Fissures fingers anger in that temper
In just shorts under the hydrant,
as it sprayed
Mean yellow replacing earths green placenta
Parch(ments) crisp paper
Wall to wall heat, chase shadows east to west
Mother Earth in hot flush beset
Published 15th Jul 2020
| Edited 18th Jul 2022
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inspiration poem Heatwave
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15th Jul 2020 5:06pm
"Mother Earth in hot flush beset"
Wow! I love that last line!
Good luck in the challenge, Slip!
Wow! I love that last line!
Good luck in the challenge, Slip!
15th Jul 2020 5:38pm
I do love that final line, Slip. The entire poem paints a summer image that everyone can relate to.
Best of luck in the judging.
Best of luck in the judging.
