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Sun Sonnet

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more scorching and more full of sweat
Harsh desert winds blow most people away,
And winter's lease hath all too short a date:
Always too hot the eye of heaven glowers,
Despite the smog his fire burns like hell;
And everyone is desperate for cold showers,
But all the water's boiling hot as well;
And this eternal hellfire never fades,
The boys in blue are all roasting alive;
And e'en at night it's fifty centigrade,
Although officially it's forty-five:
If only we could breathe without A/C
We might endure this total purgatory


Originally posted 14th May 2006
in response to the summer heat







Fabric of society

Dark dawn of Gitex

Week in limericks

Boys in blue

Our favourite things

Sun sonnet

Beating the rap

Driving song

Song of sandlands

Betty boycotts butter

Bridge gridlock