Summer Heat

SUMMER HEAT Heat, humid summer heat The air is thick enough to bite Rivers run down your back and face The air is still You can cut it with a knife Tarmac and pavers too hot to walk on Shimmer in the sun The birds are quiet and the trees are still The sun plays hide and seek with thick cumulous clouds Black and white against a blue sky Mosquitoes rise and buzz annoying whoever comes their way The calm before the storm The wind picks up and the trees begin to move Large drops of rain spatter on the roof Getting loader as the heavens open Lightning strikes nearby and thunder rolls coming closer until its right above The sky goes dark as the force of the storm hits Lights come on and its as though its night The storm moves over and everything goes quiet The steam rises off the ground The sun comes out again The mosquitoes begin their annoying buzz Its back to normal Its hot and humid Its summer in the tropics