Heat

Blazing in all it's glory
Clouds dissolved
Brightness surrounds
Problems seem resolved

Drinks gulped in earnest
Clothing eschewed
Sunglasses donned
Tan lines renewed

After all the rain
Dare you complain it's too hot?
Get out there and soak it up
With all that you've got
Feel the energy
Return to your soul
Like the rays fill every inch of you
Complete you, make you whole

Skin tingles
Almost as if it's cold
Like the seasons melt in to one
But we're not getting old

Light stays
Evenings stretch further out
I love the winter
But the sun makes me happily shout

After the cold and rain
The heat melts my heart
Don't want the warmth and light
Ever to depart
I feel the energy
Widening my smile
Think I might stop here
For the longest while

Muffled

Grey overhead
Clouds blanket the sky
No rays shining through
To brighten my way

Lacklustre in my head
And body follows suit
No energetic movements
And sounds are mostly mute

Waiting
For the sun and summer
To come bursting through
Wanting
The warmth and heat
To make me feel brand new

No cycle ride
Can't lift myself enough
To battle the tow paths
Through mud and rough

Rugby season's
Long-since complete
Now there's only me
With whom I have to compete

Maybe
I should be like the blossom
Ready to bloom
Regardless
Of strong wind or rain
And torrential monsoon

May be
I need to stop waiting
Stop hanging about
Perhaps
Give my body motion
And let my voice shout

Outside

Take a walk in the wind

The rain and hail

No need to take shelter

Don't scream or wail

Step by step

Breathe in every sight

You'll miss it all

Come the dark of night

It's bracing out there

Without a doubt

Only a fool 

Would be out and about

But stop, look up

The clouds are streaming

Silence reigns

Can't you hear them screaming

Halt, stand still

Watch them fly

So beautiful

How they stream across the sky

In any second

They might pour out their woes

Hit you quickly 

And then it goes

But what ever you see

Before your eyes

Isn't it better 

To just be outside

Elmhurst expects

Clean cut lines
Of the buildings new
The air inside carries
An excited hue

Limbs are stretched
In preparation for
Hearing the directions
Or musical score

Expectations rise
As group 3 runs out
It's almost their turn now
This is what it's all about

I don't know who's more nervous
The dancers or me
One amongst other parents
Chatting supportively
I don't know who's more worried
About what lies ahead
Could dreams be shattered
Or brought to life instead

A burst of noise and chatter
Breaks in to the room
Eyes check quickly
For smiles or for gloom

Calls of 'how was it?'
'How did you do?'
Fill the room with energy
Now the tension is through

She chats in her usual
Excited way
Wanting to relay every detail
So we share her day

I don't know who's more relieved
Now the audition is done
Costumes ditched for play clothes
Time to enjoy the sun
I don't know who'll be more tense
When the envelope arrives
To hopefully bring good news
Or she'll not be the only one that cries