The relentless sun
Burning and scathing;
A drop of
Chilled lemonade,
For parched throat;
Or may be
Cumin, mint and yogurt smoothie,
The elixir
Downed in a gulp;
The relief
Overwhelming
But
Shortlived;
The 12 inch heel, the confident gait, The measured steps, the sudden halt, The blush on cheeks, the smoldering eyes, The hands on hips, head held high, The silken gown, barely there, A tilt of neck, balanced well, The sultry glance, timed right, Perfect half twirl, played twice, With a graceful swirl, she turns back. The world looks on with stolen breath, Oohs, aahs, applauds, encores. The showstopper’s yesterday, Now hangs in a gallery, Fading parchment, guarded unnecessarily. No shadows of glamour come a-chasing, For vacant eyes and sagging skin, For shattering illusions, hanging questions, Am I never going back? Linking with The Mag : Mag 147 Linking with Write on Edge : The Red Writing Hood - The Gallery Linking with My blog can beat up your blog : 100 Word Song : Never going back to Ok Linking with The Velvet Verbosity : 100 Words - Breath
Oh, I feel this! My current summers are not anywhere this warm - or as warm as the ones of my youth . . . but I do remember. :)
ReplyDeleteThese are my present summers :) Thank you so much
DeleteChilled lemonade sounds great! We used to eat watermelon on and off all day in the summer when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteI am not very fond of watermelons but they are the best to beat the heat so yes, that figures in too :) Thank you so much
DeleteNow I'm just thirsty. Great read.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much
DeleteThat smoothie sounds delicious, a refreshing summer elixir.
ReplyDeleteTrust me it is. If I were to choose one favorite drink for myself, it would be this smoothie :) Thank you so much Tara
DeleteMmmmm. I love the tastes of summer. Thanks for linking up. Remember to come back and vote at the end.
ReplyDeleteSure. Thanks Editors :) I guess every season has somethings to look forward to :)
Deleteoh how lovely and wonderful that first sip of something cold feels on a parched throat in summer.
ReplyDeleteThis brought that feeling right to my own tongue.
Thank you so much Kir for such heart-warming compliments
DeleteOh Ruby this is really wonderful. My mouth got dry reading it but it was nicely quenched with that wonderful smoothie! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Linda. I am also looking forward to have another round of that smoothie :)
DeleteI like how you used the coolness of the drinks to underscore how hot it really is. Great job.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for such encouraging words
DeleteOh, so true! And now I want a smoothie! Great take on the prompt Ruby! :)
ReplyDeleteCome summers and I want to have a smoothie all the time :) Thank you so much Suzanne
DeleteThat short-lived relief that leaves you needing more to quench your thirst and defeat the heat. Great imagery.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much
DeleteThat's when you go and make some more (: Thanks for this taste of summer.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your encouragement Draug
DeleteBeautiful description,poignant ending PS...come join this challenge too! http://yepirategunn.weebly.com/2/post/2013/06/ligo-haibun-challenge-1406-2106.html
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Managua. I will definitely think of participating
DeleteYum, yum. Although could you turn down the heat just a bit? haha
ReplyDeleteI wish it were in my hands Kymm. :D Thank you so much :)
Deleteperfect ....for a scorching summer
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Sini. Most of us here agree with this
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