Tinker Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 It's Hot Out Here ☀️ This September seems reluctant to succumb to Autumn's allure. It has persuaded Helios to penetrate our planet's thin filter to rain a fiery heat upon a fragile thirsty earth and sternly the sun keeps shining down, day after day after day. ~~Judi Van Gorder 1 Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W. Parsley Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Darn straight! We got some relief down here from tatters of Kay streaming up from Mexico. Not much but appreciated. - Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 26 minutes ago, David W. Parsley said: Darn straight! We got some relief down here from tatters of Kay streaming up from Mexico. Not much but appreciated. - Dave Haha, Yes Dave, it has been in the 100's here for over a week and I keep reading about the coolness of Fall on various poetry forums. Autumn is technically over a week away and California isn't buying it. Up here in the northern region the ocean is finally allowing some moisture to come ashore and cool us down a bit but rain is still just a dream. It's been grey outside yesterday and today but it isn't fog it's smoke. My son has been deployed for the last week as Emergency Personell, working 14 hour days, evacuating and patrolling the Hemet region in So CA looking for stragglers who may need help and looters taking advantage of the vacancy of homes. Plus saving the occasional lost dog. I asked him what is there to burn in the dessert and he said there is burning brush everywhere and it flys around, a few people have died already and hundreds of houses burned. He said there was fire everywhere right up to the roads. The dump of rain from the Hurricane helped but then he was on rescue detail for flash floods. He is so tired even though he rides around in a air conditioned car for the most part. He hasn't had a day off in two weeks and his days are super long. I hear his exhaustion over the phone. I think about the guys actually fighting the fires. They have to be beyond exhaustion. We have fires north and east of us up here, but so far no warnings to get out. I do after all, live in the heart of a forest so I'm always alert to that. This heat doesn't help the situation. Everyone stay safe. ~~Judi 1 Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger11 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 On 9/10/2022 at 6:28 AM, Tinker said: It's Hot Out Here ☀️ This September seems reluctant to succumb to Autumn's allure. It has persuaded Helios to penetrate our planet's thin filter to rain a fiery heat upon a fragile thirsty earth and sternly the sun keeps shining down, day after day after day. ~~Judi Van Gorder Nicely constructed Judi. Particularly enjoyed the assonance in L2 and consonance in the conclusion. Love the use of allure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 Thanks Badge, Your reply is so in tune with ancient Welsh meters. The bardds were all about sound, particularly assonance, conosonance and alliteration. Cynghanedd ~~ harmony of sound. Clearly your roots are showing. ~~Judi Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W. Parsley Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Judi, your son is one of those people whose job description means Hero. He really lives that definition. Hope he soon finds some time to rest and be safe. Best, - Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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