The sun bakes the earth from above
Heat radiates from the pavement below
Why can't it be the cooling night?
This horrid sun replaced by the moon's glow?
I step out on the sidewalk
Sweating not two feet from my door
I burn my feet on the sidewalk
It's days like this I deplore
I go to the pool
Not two blocks away
But sweat drips down my back
On this sunny, so hot day
I throw down my towel
And jump right in
Cool enough, so I stay all day
Until the sun grows dim
The pool is crowded
The water is warm
I see a puddle of ice cream
Where the bees all swarm
I dry off and go home
My heated body cooled
What a relief on this day!
Was my trip to the pool
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