Saturday, 4 March 2017

Being Aware (of the Heat)



An early start - not easily justified when its 2:00 am, 
except in the way sleep was decried by an extreme 
evening’s anarchic humidity - about then it came to 
a head when unease thunderously breached, & the
dreadful, piece-meal dreams detonated - becoming 
a reality awakening into this storm’s articulation; & 

That seemed to accede some relief from excessive 
heat, least th’ promise of rain would provide aspirin 
to its consummate vulgarity - if it accompanied this 
eloquent band, it didn’t - coming as no surprise, an
expert sequencing; & instead, our satellite internet 
weather-radar service died the predictable death 

Having been there we know its a sign of blindness 
needing redress through adequate preparedness - 
if y’ think it can happen it’ll bless you time ’n again, 
thus the message’s a positive, its likely rain will be 
on about midday when the heat’s at its worst; time 
then to catch that poppa-nap you glibly parlay 

And who knows, perhaps this surfeit of disquieting 
primeval heat will pack up & leave because its not 
winning congenial applause unconditionally … 
© 7 December 2016, I. D. Carswell 

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