Un-Airconditioned
I opened my patio door today
I don’t care if it’s ninety-five!
Inside this senior residence
It's always too chilly.
In the winter you hear
complaints of the cold outside,
And yet it’s a hothouse inside.
Is it really winter?
Then summer arrives.
Air conditioning takes over.
Suddenly I need warm clothes..
Where's the summer?
I want to know it’s summer.
I want to smell the fresh air,
Hear birdsong and smell flowers,
Even feel the heat (up to a point).
So I open up my doors
And sit outside on my patio
or in my living room loving
My un-airconditioned summer.
Copyright © Barbara Peckham | Year Posted 2022
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