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

—-

© Steve Mitchell 2021

Might As Well Be

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

—-

© Steve Mitchell 2021

Wait, Is That Right?

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

—-

© Steve Mitchell 2020

Summer Heat

old car –
he drives home
without AC

—-

© Steve Mitchell 2020

Glaring and Staring

what color

the

sun

in summer

I don’t

know

a resentful

flower

I turn

my head

to avoid

the heat

—-

© Steve Mitchell 2019

Heat

evening kitchen –
he looks for the pepper he
can’t find the pepper

—-

© Steve Mitchell 2019