Wired Writer

Hot enough to make the Devil sigh

Leafless trees stand still
Autumn stole each leaf by leaf
Winter's sleeping pill
Peter Forrest

The first soft snow!
Enough to bend the leaves
Of the jonquil low.
Matsuo Basho

Sultry. It is a word you don't hear much anymore. We seem to focus on only one aspect of the weather when we converse these days, perhaps due to our sound byte culture. It's hot, we'll say. Or, it's humid, we'll say. But not both. Like our sentences would somehow weigh too much in our mouths and on our audience's attention span if we mention anything more.

Ohio is quite sultry today. Hot and humid enough to the make devil himself sigh. In the spirit of all things July, I decided to post a picture taken in my front yard around 5 months ago.

Oh, and be sure to enjoy the side sampler of chilly Haikus.

posted by A.M.Adams @ 7/21/2005 06:05:00 PM