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TEXAS HEATWAVE

TEXAS HEATWAVE
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sun-kissed days unfold
waves of warmth upon my skin
sultry air descends

scorching pavement cracks
crisp, dry earth beneath my feet
summer's fiery breath

heatwaves shimmer bright
mirages on dusty roads
endless, burning days

Copyright © Sara Etgen-Baker | Year Posted 2025

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Bill Baker Date: 7/25/2025 10:32:00 PM You nailed it with this scorching Haiku, Sara. Stay cool. Hugs, Bill Login to Reply

Line Gauthier Date: 7/25/2025 7:33:00 PM Well penned, Sara ~ I'm feeling your heat. Login to Reply

Gershon Wolf Date: 7/24/2025 7:20:00 PM Whoa. My mother's side of the family lived in Houston for a long time. She told me that her mother carried a small hand fan with her whenever she left an air-conditioned place... Now I get it. Today was 96 degrees with 90% humidity in my neighborhood in Chicago. Couldn't even go outside. Heat hit me like a brick wall. Login to Reply Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 7/25/2025 5:43:00 PM My mother and grandmother both carried hand fans in the summer. Neither of their homes were air conditioned at the time. Chicago sounds terribly muggy. Definitely humid here. I lived and worked in Muncie, Indiana. I remember the summer humidity that floated down from the Great Lakes. My apartment wasn't air conditioned. Whew...you're right...humidity hits like a brick wall. Stay inside and stay cool. have an enjoyable weekend, Sara

Maria Williams Date: 7/24/2025 5:30:00 AM Wow, has a year gone by that quickly? Seems like only a few months ago you were having a heatwave? Lovely image to go with the lovely Haikus, Sara...Hugs Login to Reply Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 7/24/2025 5:47:00 PM Thanks for remembering, Maria. Yes, last year's heatwave was longer and more intense than this years. Hope things are cooler where you are. I appreciate your visit and positive ewords, hugs, Sara

Sara Kendrick Date: 7/24/2025 3:48:00 AM It's been a hot, humid summer here with some flooding in some places in Georgia but not as bad as Texas had. Thanks for sharing this creative work with us and I really like the artwork accompanying it. Sara K Login to Reply Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 7/24/2025 5:47:00 PM Hot and humid in our part of Texas, too. No floods here but west of us in Bill's hometown. Hope you have a way to cool down in the Georgia heat. Glad you liked the artwork, hugs, Sara B

Beryl Edmonds Date: 7/24/2025 3:39:00 AM Sara, we’re in the middle of an English heatwave, a large ice cube for a seat would be a treat, till it melted, then I’d never get back upon my feet. Love the Haiku… Beryl Login to Reply Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 7/24/2025 5:46:00 PM we're having a Texas heatwave too...felt like 107 today, with no air...beastly hot. Yes, an 'iced' seat would be great. Glad you liked my Haiku. Thank you for consistently reading my poetry. Color me grateful, Sara