Stone Baked

Stone baked, these brownstone tenements reflecting Summer’s scorching sun absorbing humidity’s hubris laying wilt in heat’s distortion. Front stoops a refuge for the old a broken pipe respite for the young beach day of inner city slum children of the moment seizing fun Laughter splashing in life’s stream draws to its shores the joy of youthful now hot sidewalk’s dancing children jubilee a gift to fill a stoic parent’s dream Stone baked, these brownstone tenements at eve release a humid haze offering but a dismal, dampened sleep sun setting on the city kids “street-beach”. ©8/24/2017 Submitted to – Hot Summer Day – Poetry Contest