Summer is officially here. And I officially cannot wait for autumn to arrive. Some people love it when it’s 90 degrees, but not me. I wilt. I have zero fondness for sweating, dehydration, heat exhaustion or blinding unsuspecting paramedics with the glare off my shockingly white legs. Three things make this sweltering season worthwhile:
1. line-dried laundry
2. ripe, homegrown tomatoes
3. SUN TEA
(Monotetra)
With summer rays, I disagree
Their scorching personalities
are fraught with wild intensity
Indoors I flee, indoors I flee
But leave a jar of water first
with four sachets of tea submersed
their amber secrets to disperse
For these I thirst, for these I thirst
No boiling kettle can entice
like long, slow sun served over ice
and wrapped around a lemon slice
Pure paradise, pure paradise
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Although I dread winter even more, I have similar misgivings about summer. Your fine poem expresses exactly my sentiment and is as cool and refreshing as the drink, Joan.
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Thanks, Peter. There is nothing like sun tea on ice to beat the heat. 🙂
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I don’t like tea, but that poem leaves me feeling thirsty for a glass of it.
Stay cool.
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Trying, Tippy. I’m a coffee person at heart. I only drink tea in summer, sun brewed and iced. 🙂
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I burn after 15 minutes in direct sun (with 100 SPF sunscreen on). I was once asked how I could stand to wear socks with sandals – I wasn’t. It was just my white bare feet! I love this poem. It sounds like it need to be a song….
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Love it, Murisopsis, the “socks” and sandals. I was so indoorsy as a child that my mom called me a “houseplant.” 🙂
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Joan, I love sun tea, and who can top a long, slow sun served over ice? I must be insane because I love summer. It’s over 100 in my part of Texas most of the season, not uncommon to reach the 100s in May. It’s a season of semi-freedom for me, although this summer, not so much. I love a summer evening, the moon, the smell of jasmine and honeysuckle and the remaining flowers that have not yet burnt up, LOL.
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Hey Lana! I think all teachers love summer best. I can’t abide 100 degree temps, I would melt. Sorry it’s taken so long to reply, I’ve been out of town for a funeral, my dad passed away unexpectedly. Talk soon. 🙂
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Oh Joan, I am so sorry. Don’t even worry about blogging at this time. I am sending much love and comfort your way. Hugs….xoxo
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Thanks, Lana. I expect you understand this tumult of feelings very well. I may take a blogging break for a few weeks. 🙂
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Nothing cooler than ice tea. Course, down here in the south, it’s sweet tea, I mean with sugar, not NutraSweet. Still tastes great, though.
Tim
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Thanks, Tim. Southern style is a tad too sweet for me, but a little sugar is OK. NEVER NutraSweet. And the sugar must be added when the tea is still warm. Good to see you posting again, it’s been a while. 🙂
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I used to love suntea! And can I add two more to your list of nice things about summer? Sleeping in and porch swings.
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Duly noted, 227. I thought I would do a lot of sleeping in (in all seasons) as a retired person, but it didn’t work out that way. I haven’t used an alarm clock in four years and I’m awake by 7 every day. I have an Amish double tree swing that is perfect location-wise, always in the shade! Sun tea has a certain je ne sais quoi, a flavor that cannot be duplicated with any sort of kitchen appliance. Enjoy your vacation months, September comes too quickly. 🙂
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