muggy night

hot, sultry, sweaty, night

Muggy Night

 

you groan about this blasted heat

it’s muggy here tonight

the temp has dropped a few degrees

the “skeeters” start to bite~

 

your skin agleam with rampant sweat

if you don’t move you’re fine

you feel it trickle down along

the center of your spine

 

you go out on the front porch swing

sway back and forth with ease

you close your eyes and fantasize

a little bit of breeze

 

you hold your beer against your neck

the cold glass brings relief

the condensation trickles down

respite, at best, is brief

 

you drink your cold beer leisurely

you just swing there and be

James Taylor sings on CD-ROM

through window screen to me

 

This certainly’s one sultry night

your tank top’s stained with sweat

‘though JT croons October Road

no need to go in yet

 

the buzz of June bugs in the trees

the crickets chirp in flight

the fireflies twinkle in the yard

moths swirl around the light

 

you give your self another hour

then mosey up to bed

atop the sheets in sweltering heat

the fan beats overhead

 

for now you’ll have another beer

and stare into the sky

a million stars stare back at you

and several “shoot” on by

 

Reviews

[Another Relic]

Great! Love the flow of your words and rhymes, you write with such ease. JT is one of my favorites so you painted the scene well with his voice in my mind. I can't wait for fall and this poem reminds me through every verse. Great job.

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

dreamy musings ~ cinematic quaity rich in its presentation~ one can feel the beads of sweat forming on the skin~ especially since it's like the tropics here as well~ =)~

[Ladysue]

oh yes, muggy night indeed....you captured this well. i love swings on a porch....nice writing...

[Seashell]

Ohhh I love this...I was right there with you. I wish I had half of your trouble..... Although not cold at moment...soon it will be freeeeezin !! (see my poem Brrrr).

I must admit I don't like that clammy feeling which you so descriptively put across to us !

James Taylor.... :))

ooops at work just now...gtg
Thanks for this delightful piece of poetry.

Babs xx