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Heat Wave Woes

by Greg Asimakoupoulos

Posted: July 11, 2010

Lamenting the fire-breathing beast back east…

A heat wave? Duh! The prince of tides
is not the ocean deep and wide.
This royal pain is just hot air
that takes your breath away.

My relatives who live back east
are dealing with this dreaded beast
that (like a dragon) stalks the streets
exhaling scorching flames.

The temp's as high as it can go!
No wonder they are feeling low.
And when you add humidity,
you feel like you could die.

But in the Gulf you don't just boil.
The tide's complete with suntan oil.
Their heat wave's laced with Coppertone
and beach balls made of tar.

It's just July. Imagine that!
When dog days come, the August stats
could find us dreaming of some snow
and Christmases of white.


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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.

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Posted: July 11, 2010

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