Heat on hotter heat and water on my brow I walk and wonder why I left the condo sunny, sweaty, ever smiling anyhow.
Linked to Cosmic Photo Prompt where Dale offers the theme of “feel the heat”.
Also linked to Trent P. McDonald’s The Weekly Smile.
I don’t know if you can feel the heat in these photos, but after a few minutes of an hour walk, I felt it. This Thursday I am featuring tercets, especially like those Dante wrote for the Divine Comedy, but when I found out how difficult these were having not only 3 metered lines that rhymed but with no more nor less than 33 syllables for each tercet, I wondered if I could write one. Feeling the heat suddenly the above poem popped out. And I smiled (with relief and gratitude).



Well done, Frank. We had a few nice warm days but it dropped down to 41 overnight. Sorry. I’d settle for you and me being able to reach an average.
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That is rather cold. 70 would be about right. Thank you, Dan!
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It was certainly a scorcher again at the weekend. Nice poem, Frank, to go with a very refreshing photo.
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It is hot today as well. Thank you, Dale!
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My goodness Frank, I so enjoyed this. 😊
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Thank you!
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Yes, the sunlight looks pretty intense in the photo. Good job with your poem, Frank.
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Thank you, Miriam!
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You’re welcome, Frank!
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I enjoyed this poem and I liked the style too.
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Thank you, Robbie! The eleven syllable line is still puzzling me. I will be trying more this week.
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Heat on steamy heat… is what we have been having for the past couple of weeks. I live just two hours north of you Frank, so I took the liberty of changing a word in your poem to fit my conditions. Still the same number of syllables 🙂 Love it and the photos. Stay safe down there.
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I like “steamy” heat. It makes more sense than “hotter”. It has been very warm lately. Thank you, Suzanne!
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Our weather keeps changing, but we’ve had some scorchers also. Best to get out early on those days. (K)
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It has been hot and rainy here. Thank you, Kerfe!
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Really well done Frank. I particularly love that last line.
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Thank you, Linda!
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I was wondering if you were going to write all those stanzas. I like the rhythm and humor in this.
It’s hot and humid here, too.
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It has mostly been raining, but I don’t mind the rain. I wanted to add one more stanza, but couldn’t think of anything to say. Thank you, Merril!
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Then you said all you needed to say! 😀
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It’s good to read something lighthearted, and you convey the heat very well. It’s cooled a little where I am over the last couple of days. I’ve been enjoying the respite from the sweltering sun.
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It has been hot here as well. Thank you, Carol!
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Well….having just come in from our daily walk, putting cold cloths on my neck and face to cool off, sweating bloody bullets, I can certainly relate to this poem!
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It has been very hot. Thank you, Lillian!
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So hot and still you smile : )
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Thank you!
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It was a hot day here today but, I didn’t mind. I went for my daily walk and I’m so glad I did. In the first photo it looks a bit balmy.
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It was a nice day regardless of the heat. Thank you, Truedessa!
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Oh even thinking of that sort of heat makes me faint!
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I keep the walks to under an hour. Thank you, Misky!
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Feeling the heat even here in Finland! In south we had a long autumn and almost without spring, we have summer! Thanks for this and for hosting!
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Spring was strange for me here as well in many ways. Thank you, Anthony!
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kaykuala
sunny, sweaty, ever smiling anyhow.
Being happy is more than enough dividends accruing for the blessed, Frank!
Hank
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It is. The best dividend. Thank you, Hank!
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Gotta get that vitamin D!
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There should be a lot in the sun. Thank you, Ken!
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Good one Frank…rather heat than rain!
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Thank you!
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Two Mile Routine Nightly
Walks Since Covid19 are
A Bit Steamy
too passing
Through
Tropical Storm
Cristobal Rains…:)
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It is good to walk. I hope the rains are too heavy. Thanks, Fred!
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Walking ever
Night since
The Virus..:)
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