In the Heat of the Day

The scorching heat of the sun

on a hot and cloudless day

is enough to keep one indoors

and avoid the great outdoors.

The only consolation

is the occasional wind

that blows so gently.

This is when there is wish

that we had more big trees

with large canopies

to green and cool the earth.

In the heat of the day,

while clothes dry faster,

the young leaves of plants get

scorched and wilt.

In the heat of the day,

evaporation happens on a faster rate

and humidity goes up.

In the heat of the day,

we dread walking in the streets

which are now full of shady people

but so lacking in shady trees.