Dog Days

DOG DAYS The heat of summer keeps coming after me Like a dog hounding me to a sweat Growling with thunderous fury before the storm Lashes my face If I run from one place too hot He trails me to my cooler lair Dogging my heels Panting, tongue out, I reel in torture Can’t shake him off ................................................................................................... Note This is all about my hatred of hot weather. I just live for the arrival of winter. The title is an expression meaning very hot days, referring to the idea that the sun is in the same part of the sky as the brightest star in the sky, Sirius, the “Dog Star”, and the two shining bodies supposedly produce extra heat.