Front Yard

after the rain

a mushroom pops up

a shaggy mane

in the heat

it dries and

remains

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© Steve Mitchell 2022 

Cold Cash’ll Fixit

one hundred and nine –
the AC breaks and he feels
all the degrees

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© Steve Mitchell 2022 

Still Plenty Hot

might could rain –
our dog chases her Frisbee
once twice then … nope

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© Steve Mitchell 2022 

To Brunch

not yet summer –
we ride our two bikes
through the heat

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© Steve Mitchell 2022 

A Little Heat To The Face

you know

I might

maybe

I might put

whisky

yeah whisky

in my

tea

oh a little

whisky in my tea

yeah

I’ll do it

I might do it

that whisky

in my tea

because you know . . .

wild

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© Steve Mitchell 2022

If Not Our Eyes

this heat –
our heads remain
online

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© Steve Mitchell 2021

Grudgingly

almost summer –
it’s so hot he makes peace
with his swimsuit

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© Steve Mitchell 2021

Ku Interrupt

this summer heat
already so – wait, what’s that?
it’s spring? . . . oh no

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© Steve Mitchell 2021

Might As Well Be

day two of spring –
known around these parts
as . . . summer

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© Steve Mitchell 2021

Wait, Is That Right?

I feel the heat
from the street
in my . . . shoes

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© Steve Mitchell 2020