ITS SUMMERTIME IN INDIANA
NINETY DEGREES IN THE SHADE
THE HUMIDITY, IT IS OVERBEARING
YOU COULD CUT IT WITH A BLADE
POLLEN’S HEAVY, FLOATING IN THE AIR
YOU KNOW THAT IT’S THE CORN
SNEEZING AND YOUR EYES ITCHING
YOU WISH YOU’D NEVER BEEN BORN
OUTSIDE WORK IS DONE EARLY
WATERING FLOWERS, TOMATO PLANTS
MOWING THE YARD AT NOON?
TOO HOT! NO WAY! I SIMPLY CAN’T!
AIR CONDITIONER IS WORKING OVERTIME
SWEET TEA IS IN HIGH DEMAND
FRY AN EGG ON THE SIDEWALK
GET SUNBURNED INSTEAD OF TANNED
SOME JOBS YOU TRY HARD TO AVOID
BALING HAY, LAYING NEW ASPHALT
PUTTING ON A SHEET METAL ROOF
WHILE SWEATING AWAY YOUR SALT
OTHERS SAY THAT WHERE THEY LIVE
IT CAN GET UNBEARABLY HOT
TIME SPENT IN AN INDIANA HAY MOW
TAKES ALL THE WILLPOWER YOU’VE GOT
WHEN THE SWEAT BURNS YOUR EYES
SO BAD THAT YOU CAN BARELY SEE
YOU KNOW THAT YOU’RE IN INDIANA
WHERE ELSE COULD YOU POSSIBLY BE?
Tuesday, June 21, 2022