Hot as Hades – A Quadrille

Christine BoltonMarch 13, 2019March 13, 2019Blog, Quadrillehot, poem, Poetry, quadeille

Hot as Hades

The temperature spiked
It was 110 degrees
A sweltering heat
and still no sign of a breeze  
 
Flies on the skin
sucking body sweat
Dogs panting loudly
Raindrops not a threat   
 
Overweight citizens
fanning themselves furiously
Too tired to speak and
Going nowhere dubiously 
 
 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

In response to DVerse Poets Monday Quadrille
Hosted by De Jackson (aka WhimsyGizmo)
The prompt was "Spiked"

A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 Words
excluding the title

Published by Christine Bolton

I have been writing poetry since I was a child and it has helped in the good times and bad times. I am always looking within to find the answers to life's problems and to write thought-provoking poetry and prose. Thanks for checking it out. Christine View more posts

11 thoughts on “Hot as Hades – A Quadrille”

paeansunplugged says:

March 13, 2019 at 5:56 am

This is exactly how it is in the summer! Spot on! 💞

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1. Christine Bolton says:
  
  March 13, 2019 at 7:59 am
  
  Thank you! It can be like that here too Punam 🙂💕 😅
  
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  1. paeansunplugged says:
    
    March 13, 2019 at 8:49 am
    
    You are welcome. Ooh! I am already dreading summers. 😅💞
    
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  2. Christine Bolton says:
    
    March 13, 2019 at 12:47 pm
    
    Me too! We just drag ourselves around 😅
    
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De Jackson says:

March 13, 2019 at 10:21 am

As a Southern Nevada resident, I have felt that heat for many years. I don’t look forward to it again this summer.

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1. Christine Bolton says:
  
  March 13, 2019 at 12:46 pm
  
  Me neither! Thanks for commenting 🙂
  
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Frank Hubeny says:

March 13, 2019 at 6:49 pm

I can feel those flies doing that: “Flies on the skin
sucking body sweat”

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1. Christine Bolton says:
  
  March 13, 2019 at 9:27 pm
  
  🙂 yes Frank
  
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Grace says:

March 16, 2019 at 4:08 pm

I can feel the heat..like flies on the skin.

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1. Christine Bolton says:
  
  March 16, 2019 at 9:33 pm
  
  Thanks Grace 🙂
  
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Dr. Crystal Grimes says:

March 23, 2019 at 4:34 pm

Well done, vivid imagery. I can feel the heat.

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