Shoot
/It’s so wrong to be both
the bullet and the target
To scream ‘I love you’s and yet loath
what you have …
By Slyvia Rose
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From Burning to Freezing
/His passion hits like a heatwave—
a fierce and consuming blaze
sudden and overwhelming
I try to run away…
By Shih-Fang Wang
Read MoreMagnificent, as You
/The sun never truly sets, nor does it rise.
Those are simply the earth’s habit of turning away
a slow rotation that hides what was always …
By Tim Giordano
Read MoreBeware of the Heat
/At any age, we need to be aware …
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We thought of ourselves as courageous and brave.
We can hike for hours in this horrendous heatwave.
“Joe, we can’t walk five steps in this serious…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreGood Ol' Sweet Country Feeling
/Watching the series Nashville I heard …
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I was living in a world that was full of question marks.
I was trying to find the stars to chase away the dark.
I’ve been beside myself …
By Ronn Van Etten
Read MoreThe Lesson from a Heatwave
/When we're young, we dismiss…
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In high school, the four of us were indestructible.
We could build forts in freezing weather.
In the pouring rain, we’d fish for …
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreJuly in Phoenix...
/A heatwave? Gotta reach …
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A hundred and ten? Yeah, that’s warm,
but it’s not what we call a heat storm.
One-ten plus is called…
By Ken Gosse
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