Their adventures began…
in summer
they were inside, trapped, watching the rain
giving up
thinking it would never end
…chiefly because…
of the thunder
and the never-ending telephone alerts
warning floods
would be flashing imminently
according to the all-knowing L-F-U-C-G
…it was one of the wettest and coldest…
afternoons
they’d ever seen
this late in June
Shillito
still chilling toes
when dipped on intermittent bright mornings
struggling to remember the
…summers there had been…
extreme heat plans and withering berries
and cautions not to leave pets outdoors
from Karyn Czar
on NPR
reminding them
that nothing lasts
the weather will change
in five minutes max
the way it has
…for years.