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it was sizzling hot    scorching   blazing   sweltering -
    oh the unbearable heat   (from the relentless sun above)
the sweat was rolling off me in sheets
                        (I was drenched in perspiration)

I was being pummeled by the sun     I was clammy
     (sticky and damp)
there was no cloud cover     only a canopy
to provide shade
               (my clothes were wet with moisture)    
                         hair fell straight and damp
I kept brushing wisps from my face
                   it was steaming hot -

there had been no rainfall         there was a drought
I was parched          I was dreaming of cool water
       of diving in and swimming and swimming
(into the coolness)

     I wanted to escape    to have an icy lemonade
        to immerse myself in coolness
but the sun      did not understand   (it was unforgiving)    
   this is what I had wanted                a vacation in the jungle
                   so here I was waiting
for the tour of the rainforest      (to commence)

it did not help that I was having an affair
     with a man  ardent   lustful  erotic    (and steaming hot)
he was the picture of coolness   in his khaki shorts
(I was thinking of later)          

finally we left the canopy  (as the temperature soared)
and began the jungle trek        the first thing     I noticed
        was the humidity      it felt like steam was rising up
(under this new canopy of the rainforest)
     there was a haze   
               a mist    (it felt so sultry)    

and the birds    oh the birds calling   so loud  deafening
in the lush fauna    so green and wet       (dripping)

we hiked high above the forest floor
on a suspended hanging bridge     (that swayed)
        somewhere    I heard a waterfall
it bubbled deep below     oh I wished we could go there
(but no)

                it was wonderful really     with beautiful scenes
the conservation of animals amazing       and plants wondrous

but I could not live in this 
      humidity       yet    M U S E      liked it very much
she got very inspired       the words kept coming and coming
       her head filled with the scenery     and sounds
she was on fire          non stop words
(whispering)

the rainforest is full of treasures    inspiration to behold
                                 (it really was a great adventure)
in this steamy magical jungle       and of course 
           the sizzling guy was very nice
(and   )when we kissed later     it was like fire        blazing

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July 23, 2015


Poetry/Free Verse/the sizzling rainforest "dripping"
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For the contest, How Hot Was It!!! 
Sponsor, John Lawless

First Place

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 8/7/2015 6:44:00 PM
Hot write, BW. Congrats on your win! xoxo
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Date: 8/6/2015 1:05:00 PM
I hope for you this comes from a real life experience. I used to be a tour guide in Puerto Rico and took people to El Yunque a 3800ft mountain in a rainforest. Used to hike the trails and swim in a pool at the bottom of a beautiful waterfall. Your poem is exquisite and brings back some incredible memories. Thank you!!
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Date: 8/6/2015 11:52:00 AM
- Really wonderful !!!! - A first prize poem: CONGRATULATIONS B.W. !!!! - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 8/6/2015 10:41:00 AM
B.W. wonderful write a 7 and congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve
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Date: 8/6/2015 5:51:00 AM
ohh la la this is hot hot hot - many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 8/6/2015 1:01:00 AM
Broken, Congrats on your Hot, hot win. Love SKAT
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Date: 8/5/2015 11:26:00 PM
U are at your best BW,no wonder first place win! Big congrats!
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Date: 8/5/2015 9:47:00 PM
OK, BW....this one gets the "FOREPLAY - DOUBLE HOT -LUST IN THE JUNGLE AWARD". Thanks for playing in the heat.
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Date: 8/2/2015 11:14:00 PM
exceptional pen Connie one of your very best writes hugs 7 fav
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Date: 7/23/2015 1:29:00 AM
"the rainforest is full of treasures" Well said. Excellent work. Enjoyed reading it. TFS
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