Warming to the Warning

by Henry Bladon / November 7th, 2021

The weather map is
an angry shade of crimson,

the radio is playing songs
about the sun (George Harrison, take a bow)

bare-chested men walk
alongside short-skirted girls

as babies in hats are
pushed towards the beach.

It’s summer in Technicolor, they say,
have a doze on the sand.

Enjoy it while you can.

Henry is a poet, writer and mental health essayist based in Somerset in the UK. His work has appeared previously in Dissident Voice. Read other articles by Henry.

This article was posted on Sunday, November 7th, 2021 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.