Summer Days

The day is getting hot and humid 

Beads of sweat trickling down 

August sun is high above the head 

Time is ticking down 

Mangoes ripen and soften under the warmth 

Jack fruit swells up 

Birds flock under the cool shades 

Summer days are long and escalating 

Nights are sticky and sweet 

The day rests in the lap of the night 

A cool breeze wafts in

Spangled sky witnesses the time