More Heat & A Promise of Cool

Thursday, it was 109F on My Front Porch in the Shade

The heat of Thursday 07/11/24 | Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash

The Promise of Cool

Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash

I could be the model child-man,
Poster guy for Global Warming
Living — if you can call it THAT.*
This house I rent is a magnet for
HOT HEAT DRY in Summer and
COLD DAMP bone chillin’ COLD
In Winter.**

At nearly 7:30 pm in Northern
California, it’s 87˚F / 30˚C outside
While for everyone else in the area,
It's 83˚F. My brain was mush yesterday
And today too.

Times to Come

I’m not complaining.
Oh no, I’m whining and puling.
Or is that whimpering,
Bleating, or mewling?
It all boils down or off to the
Heat.

Something to look forward
To — no doubt as heat domes
Get built higher on hills and
Skyrises, Coal Burning…