blazing sun

like the ass-crack of hades... beating down

drowning us in sunlight

til we retreat into the dark recesses

yearning for shade

wondering why we wished for this heat all winter long

in our pajamas

tucked under old quilts

sitting by the fire

which reminds us of this sun

this never-ending sun

and then

just when you were about to give up

the clouds open up

rain coming down

washing away the heat

the grime

the dust of this desert

and we begin anew

(all the photos in the collage above; were taken over the course of this month with my iPhone)