Cool It!

Living in a sauna is hideous

Zest, zip and zing belong to yesterday

Energy sap is so insidious.

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Breathing hot, humid air is torturous

With each feeble gasp, my temper does fray

Living in a sauna is hideous.

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I’m not alone… others aren’t impervious

The dog chases a cat… both walk all the way

Energy sap is so insidious.

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Forget sun-baking! Just ridiculous!

Skin cancer’s much too high a price to pay

Living in a sauna is hideous.

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Sweat rivulets become malodorous

Merely existing on a sultry day

Energy sap is so insidious.

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What folly to brook life so piteous

Escape becomes dire… anywhere, someway!

Living in a sauna is hideous

Energy sap is so insidious.

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Inspired by not so fond memories of Summers spent stewing in Cairns, tropical, Far North Queensland! It’s delightfully mild weather in Winter.

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A fellow Villanelle: “Fighting Frustration!”