Painter's Complaint

mid summer's dry spell
katydids swell the air
with a rain-cloud prayer 

our painter's complaint 
too hot to work, can't paint today
rain’s coming’ anyway

Win/win I get the day off
Hows-zat?! we ask;
the lazy painter coughs, 
It's a lekker day!


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Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Kendrick Avatar
March 3, 2013 at 12:59 PM
Congrats on your win with this great work..Sara
A   Avatar
March 1, 2013 at 9:47 PM
Reason, a wonderful winning poem. Congratulations... always~ LINDA
Squyres Avatar
March 1, 2013 at 7:36 AM
A lekker day here reading your winning poem. Congratulations on your win!!
Roberts Avatar
February 28, 2013 at 2:43 PM
Congrats Reason ...Seren
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