This Florida summer, it grows worse each day,
A relentless furnace, showing no decay.
The air so thick, you could cut it with a knife,
It's a heavy burden, this struggle for life.
Oh, I cannot bear it, this oppressive heat,
Every breath a battle, a desperate, hot defeat.
And the mosquitoes! Monstrous, dark, and bold,
Like alligators, biting, a story often told.
No place to hide, no corner to retreat,
Just their endless drilling, their merciless, sharp feat.
They feast and they sting, with a venomous desire,
Trapping me inside, fueled by the summer's fire.
So here I must stay, with the AC's cool hum,
A prisoner of comfort, till winter's grace will come.
How I yearn for winter, a shiver, clean and bright,
To pull on a sweater, and walk in the cold night.
To feel the crisp air, a blessing on my face,
To escape this suffocating, humid space.
The days grow shorter, a quiet, hopeful sign,
The nights stretch longer, a more welcome design.
It darkens earlier now, and lingers past the dawn,
But still, this summer's torment drones relentlessly on.
And those darn mosquitoes, like gators in the air,
Oh, how I wish this Florida summer would just disappear!
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- Comment from author about the poem: Living in Florida, I think our mosquitoes are a lot different than your mosquitoes!!!
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I live in Canada and mosquitos can be horrible here. Ive been to Florida a few times and lucky enough mosquitos must have been hiding bc i dont remember them as a problem. Lol. Nice write. Perfect rhythm, perfect rhyming.
Thank you very much,RSM0812, for your review. It is most appreciated.
Though the write is about the author's discomfort of the burning sun it is written in an entertaining way, those mosquito's would freak me out, nicely done
Thank you very much, Poetic, for your review. It is most appreciated.
You are very welcome
My friend, this captures Florida summer with brutal honesty and just the right splash of humor. The humid heat is its own antagonist in Florida…but those mosquitoes? Straight-up villains. I felt the cabin fever, the slow crawl of time, and the desperate hope for winter’s mercy...which translates to winter's wrath up here in Eastern Pennsylvania 🤣. You nailed the atmosphere...hot, heavy, and inescapable. 🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛ Well done!
Thank you very much, my dear friend. It is most appreciated.
At times I could feel in my own flesh what you describe. Last summer I touched madness because of these bugs and heat together. You can feel perfectly what you feel. Excellent written! Enjoy it a lot. Thanks for sharing it. Kind regards
Thank you very much, Damaso, for your review. It is most appreciated
Excellent write
Thank you, Tony36, for your review. It is most appreciated.
You're welcome
The heat can be draining and the imprisonment in one's own house a solitary confinement. Mosquito guards outside make escape impossible or at least uncomfortable. Hope you get a break in the heat soon. A fun read for the reader.
Wow, your insight is truly empowering, my friend! You're absolutely right in every way. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. And perhaps I could try to rise above my self-imposed limitations, even in the face of sweltering heat,
If winter offers the coolness sufficient for sweaters, I'm guessing you're in the upper part nearer Pensacola where I lived for a brief spell, and where the January '94 snowfall was a marvel. Haha for the clever image! Mosquitoes seemed to prefer me back in the day, my father protesting they didn't bother him nor his friend, albeit they were eating me alive. Prettily rendered with excellent feeling, great imagery, and palpable sense of the inescapable misery. I'm sorry you're suffering. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, Cheeky Missy, so much for your comment. I wish I were in the upper part of the state of Florida, no, I\'m down, down south, further on the east coast of Florida.
Ah. Sorry you're stuck in unbearable heat, thankful you've AC, though.
Made me smile .. maybe because I'm here in the UK at the moment but I do remember those nasty critters from when I've been your side of the Pond before .. Incidentally, I'm back for a few days in mid November so maybe you could advise what they are like then .. pretty please .. Neville
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