The air was still and quiet,
but hung heavy, like
an over-filled water balloon
cocked in the arm
of a six year old general.
Humidity doesn’t care
if you’re a poet, jogger,
worm-grubbing-beast or gardener,
it has one shot everyday,
and today’s was
a shirt-soaking bulls eye!
Originals are better than remakes.
About Me
- Pat Paulk
- 2009! 57 years ago in April I was a 2# squealing baby boy. Got a wonderful tan in an incubator. Made friends with plastic tubing, needles and tape. All of which I have zero recollection. I've been well watered and fertilized over the years, and grown quite ripe. Plastic tubing, needles and tape are catalysts for flashbacks without the buzz. Enjoy!
Followers
Blog Archive
-
▼
2006
(257)
-
▼
May
(22)
- Weather Balloon
- No Dying On Thursdays!
- No Freezer Burn Words
- Patrons Of My Art
- Send Out A Memo
- Goodbye Bailey
- Meaningful Relationship
- Great Art Blog
- My Ringtone Is...
- Recycled
- Midnight Geometry Test
- Suvetar
- Medium Rare
- Rock-A-Bye Baby
- Scratching My Beard
- Save The Potato Chips!
- Swimming Lessons
- Walking The Dog
- Question Crumbs
- Inevitable
- Family Affair
- The Great Compromise
-
▼
May
(22)
links
- Breathe Beautiful
- Apple Pathways
- Negligible-Trivial
- Soul Phantasm
- Daisies
- Clock Work Chris
- A Revision
- Katie's Poetry
- Pursuance Of Truth
- Poets Who Blog
- Sage
- Trinitystar
- Urban Butterfly
- Poefrika
- Masago-No-Haiku
- Yucklebel's Canon
- Pris
- Crows And Daisies
- Floots
- Hillbilly Haiku
- November Sky
- Quill and Parchment
- Southern Maid Doughnuts
- Eric's Haiku
- Past Tense
- Art Musing
- Jel My Place
- Find Me A Bluebird
- Whitney's Photography
- Ventura Prose
- Emerald Eyes
- Eating Poetry
- Southern View
- Poem Cat
- Always More Beyond
- Kai's Poetry
- Tongue In Cheek
- Here I Go Again
- C-Writing
- Nina's Place
- Samuru999
- Rooted
- Mom And Apple Pie
- Fireflies And Petrichor
- Tim S
- Firebird Landing
- Camera Shy
- Shyamalee
- Mikaelah's Playground
- its baxter
- Urban Poems
- Reflekshins
- Her Kind Of Blog
- Poetic Alchemist
- Apple Pathways
- Blogtopia
- Haiku-USA
- Who Am I Not To Say
- The Haiku Poet
- Slog2Live
- Borut
Copyright © Pat Paulk All Rights Reserved
__________________________________
25 comments:
write about everything.....
great poem
Ha! This one really made me smile!
Super!
Humidity in Georgia..I have been there..I am an Alabama girl!
Beautiful imagery..so you are a poet that works in construction?..that is cool..
At my site, check out WildGrace..two poets from Australia and I love them!
haha, you got that right. I spend just long enough outside today to get soaking wet each time......I came in turned the air conditioning even colder, and said to heck with the bill.......I need some cool....
same as here! got up to 100 and I had to have lost weight with sweat!
Pat, I think we live in the south to have something to complain about - :)
six year old gereral
&
shirt-soaking bulls eye
love it
haha fun pat, I like this! :)
air is really humid also, walking feels like swimming!
take care sir :)
great write
i too loved the "general" image
I can relate. Its so humid in Delhi!
amazing! this poem seems to rhyme even though its in free verse.
somehow the idea of a "general" reminded me of Memorial Day--which are usually hot and humid in the south
Kai, there maybe a poem in your comment. Thank you!!
And a great smile you have Whitney!! Thank you!!
Beverly. being from Al. you know humidity very well. Thanks for stopping by. I will check them out!!
Jon, I'm wonderful! You're welcome!
Nea, exactly!!!!
Maddy, tell him to shooooot me!!!! Glad he liked it!!
Andrew, you maybe right!But I don't complain in the Winter.
Ryan, no, I don't guess it would be. Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks Ardi. couldn't think of anything more anxious to release than a six year old with a water balloon.
Luanne, 'tis the time of year. Glad I made you laugh. Laughing is always good!!
Thanks Floots!
Gautami, I've heard that. Thanks for coming by again!
Shubhodeep, thank you for the compliment. Some flow better than others.
Sage, hadn't thought of the Memorial Day connection, but you're right. And yes it is!!
Hey Paul,
You really captured that wet blanket for me, but it was so light.
I had a real Norman Rockwell moment with the 6 year old general.
Thanks.
You are a story-weaver. Creating out of nothing. A real gift.
perfect!
i wish we had some of that heat (but you could keep the humidity, though)... it's been raining for two days here and the temperatures have dropped down to 7 celsius (i assure you that's very very cold for this time of year), even got some more snow in the mountains.
thank u.....
I had to read this twice because I'm so spoiled by the Calif. coast; at first I didn't get it. Now I feel like I'm in Atlanta right next to you. Excellent poem! I agree with Floots, really liked the general image. Bravo! I also left a comment on your last poem which is truly powerful!
Nice last line!
I'm remembering summers in S. Carolina...
Often poems poke at you with a feeling, causing you to free associate beyond the obvious.
Humidity...water-filled air....lungs to gills...call it reverse evolution.
what a creative way to write about humidity!
It's just as bad over here in the tropics.
You have this unique ability to see a poem in everything! Awesome :))
Okay Pat, write us another one to read...
ohhhh..can relate to this one! Well done!
Homo Escapeons, thanks for coming by and commenting.
Borut, what a wonderful compliment, thanks!!
Polona anything in single digits has to be cold. Thank you!!
Kai, you're very welcome!!
Boulies, as I'm late in commenting, today isn't too bad. High in the low 80's. Love your comments thank you!!
Jon, thank you!!
Vaughn, thanks!!
Steve, I just got through working over there this week. I assure you it hasn't changed!!
Don, we can't get away from water, no matter what direction we go in. Thanks!!
DS Snake, I imagine it's worse where you are. Thank you!!!
Pincushion, not everything. I don't see any poetry in brussel sprouts or liver, or, do I... Thank you!!
Beverly, thank you! Just did.
Pris, I know you can. Have worked in Miami several times. I'll stay in Atlanta.
Tim, thank you!!
Post a Comment