Still air tightly grips
Remaining heat of summer
No fall winds blowing
Rustling of tree leaves absent
Not even mackerel clouds
To stifle the sizzling sun
Noses sneeze out hazy soot
Best to stay indoors
Cool night calls outside
Milky Way stars wink
As the chair rocks back and forth
Buzzing mosquitoes bite legs
Legs leap back inside
Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 49
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I can see the stars of the Milky Way winking.
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Thank you, Melissa! I always think of stars that way.
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Oh so well written Jennifer
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Thank you, Sadje!😊
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You’re welcome
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Very picturesque, Jennifer. Well done!
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Thank you, Gwen!😊
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I love the imagery of the Milky Way! I love the way you used mackerel clouds! 🩵
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Thank you, Colleen!😊
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You’re so welcome.
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Hi Jennifer, I could feel the stiffling heat through your words. ‘Not even mackerel clouds
To stifle the sizzling sun’. Lovely!
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Thank you! 😊
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