Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

A Breeze When It’s Hot

A breeze when it’s hot
Doesn’t count for a lot
Though we can’t assign blame to the trees,
For their branches that sway
Try to cool off the day
But their efforts can’t really appease.

It looks lovely outside;
Still, the time comes to hide
In the house with a blasting A/C
When the temperatures rise 
And humidity tries 
To sap all of the oomph out of me.

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Yann Rolland July 14, 2026 at 8:24 AM is it so hot, i live the same here, is the planet in danger, nicely written poet Ilene

Terry Flood July 13, 2026 at 5:35 PM We’re living the same life right now, Ilene. It’s hotter than the Fourth of July on Mercury over here… but Hey! Give it a fortnight and we Brits will be grumbling about the cold (apparently we’re getting some rain in August). I’m glad I’m not yet at the age when I hear the word ‘Rain’ and I think… ‘It’ll be good for the garden.’ That would never do. Mind you…. It would be……..