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The Dog Days of Summer are Barking

by Greg Asimakoupoulos

Posted: August 2, 2006

If only they'd roll over and play dead.…

It’s hot as… Hello, summer heat wave.
Bow wow days are here again.
Where’s a hydrant? Where’s a shade tree?
We, like dogs, bite weathermen.

The Fahrenheit’s in triple digits.
Sidewalks let you fry an egg.
But the heat's kidnapped our hunger.
And at night for sleep we beg.

Hot tin roofs make raindrops sizzle.
Most of us are really steamed.
What in blazes is the problem?
Global warming, so it seems.



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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: August 2, 2006

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