Sunset.
Fascist yellow
sun,
barking mad,
see how the sea breezes run
from you,
your rabid red breath
stoking
the ovens
of night;
four days of heat
ahead.
No mercy expected.
Sunset
John Malone
playful panda
Sunset.
Fascist yellow
sun,
barking mad,
see how the sea breezes run
from you,
your rabid red breath
stoking
the ovens
of night;
four days of heat
ahead.
No mercy expected.
John Malone 
On fire
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indeed, Beth; it’s on occasions like this, I envy your winter 🙂
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The Sun is 93,000,000 miles from Earth, if memory serves me right. Despite that incredible distance, there would be no life on Earth without the Sun. The Sun rules!
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totally agree, Neil; I’m a sun lover; it’s just that after four days things can seem a little … apocalyptic : it’s the drama queen in me, Neil 🙂
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Love this John!
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thanks so much ; I sat on this for three days
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Well it didn’t look squashed at all! Very fresh 😁
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Lol; you have a great sense of humor 🙂
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😁Humour is in the ear of the beholder – I guess we are kindred folk
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I get that feeling too 🙂
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Love the lunacy of this sunset, John. Terrific images throughout. Stay cool my friend.
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yes, the term ‘Fascist sun’ jumped into my head; I had never used the word ‘Fascist’ in any of my writing; so I ran loose with it 🙂
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And it served you well. I enjoyed this piece. 💜
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thanks, yes; I hammered the metaphor a bit but you can’t just bring in a startling metaphor without justifying it —
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Oh no! Don’t make the sun political too! 😂 It’ll be the end of us! Very striking image though… that fascist sun!!! Makes me shrink into my sandals.
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Lol; yes, it is a striking image; It mesmerised me, took over; what could a poor boy do? 🙂
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Wow. That’s some oppressive heat. Good luck staying cool.
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thanks Bob; it may even be an impetus to more ‘charged’ writing —
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Good one!
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Really hot stuff! That metaphor did need to be carried through!
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Reminds me a little of Blake’s Tiger.
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that’s a lovely comparison, thanks 🙂
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“No mercy expected.”
…and no quarter given!
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ahh ; I haven’t heard that saying for yonks 🙂
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I hope things cool down. You need some water. Lol. 🙂
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thanks Terveen; by late Friday things will start cooling 🙂
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Blistering “rabid” colors on the horizon. Take cover wherever you can!
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yes, I went for the lurid on this one 🙂
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Wow… that’s hot 🥵….stuff…
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we’re into it now — but al least it’s not bushfires, earthquakes or floods, those other pangs of disruption that nature throws at us 🙂
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🙏👍
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