No pleasing some folk…

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Outside, the heat-haze writhes and seethes

In hellish desert air,

The sun paints blackened shadows

On an earth that’s parched and bare…

The aircon in the car is bust

Or else I’d live in there.

*

It’s summer, and the weather’s turned,

The sun came out to play…

For months we’ve moaned of cold and rain

And wished they’d go away;

And now I wish that it would rain

To cool the torrid day.

*

It’s only twenty-five degrees,

(That’s Celsius, mind you)

Though last week, there was snow and hail,

Now summer skies are blue,

And like a wilted lettuce

I just wish a storm would brew.

*

But never mind, tomorrow

It will all change once again,

According to the weather man

We’ll probably get rain…

‘Cause this is British weather

And we do love to complain.

About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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50 Responses to No pleasing some folk…

  1. Ritu says:
    May 26, 2017 at 12:06

    Lol!!! I have to agree with you!!!

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  2. williwash says:
    May 26, 2017 at 12:41

    Reblogged this on WilliWash.

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  3. Jessica Bakkers says:
    May 26, 2017 at 12:47

    This works for Aussie weather too; we just ain’t happy less we’re complaining!

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  4. ellenbest24 says:
    May 26, 2017 at 12:47

    But we complain so beautifully!

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  6. OIKOS™-Redaktion says:
    May 26, 2017 at 13:04

    Wonderful words, but please no rain. I am very comfortable with the sun here in “bavarian siberia”. A little bit of italian feeling. 😉 Michael

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  7. Mary Smith says:
    May 26, 2017 at 13:13

    You’ll never hear me complaining about the sun or the heat (except for the lack of it). This is the second day I’ve been able to be in the garden without a fleece. I’ve been casting clouts with abandon. I’ve got masses of things I should be doing – like work – but they can all wait until the weather changes. As you say, that will probably be soon. Off back out to feel the sun sink down into my bones.

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  8. besonian says:
    May 26, 2017 at 14:41

    Very nicely, confidently written, Sue. And witty. Pam Ayres, watch out!

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  9. Eliza Waters says:
    May 26, 2017 at 15:09

    Amusing insight into the human mind!

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  10. willowdot21 says:
    May 26, 2017 at 16:29

    Oh! Don’t we just!!

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  12. patriciaruthsusan says:
    May 27, 2017 at 10:52

    Ha, ha. I don’t know what you’d do here, Sue. It’s about 36 Celsius here now and was in the 40’s. In northern India, it’s still in the 40’s Celsius. 😀 — Suzanne

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  13. eternalsoul25 says:
    May 27, 2017 at 11:22

    Lovely Insight!!

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  14. Judy E Martin says:
    May 28, 2017 at 20:31

    I love to complain about the weather too. I love to see the sunshine but can’t bear it when it is too hot! 🙂

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  15. dgkaye says:
    May 28, 2017 at 22:32

    Lol, great summation of the crazy weather Sue. 🙂 x

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  16. Rae Longest says:
    June 1, 2017 at 09:19

    I worked weeding flowerbeds almost all day yesterday, and it was 82+ (F) the whole time! Lots of sweat rolled off, so I drank a gatorade when I came in. It is not only important to stay hydrated, but important to keep sodium levels aligned. I really liked the poem; as a matter of fact, I have yet to read one of your poems I didn’t like.

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    • Sue Vincent says:
      June 1, 2017 at 09:36

      Thanks, Rae…It is looking like that kind of heat here today…so I am staying in with the blinds drawn as much as possible until the sunmoves my windows into shadow 🙂
      I used to work as a window dresser, and in summer, we fried behind glass and under spotlights too…and took salt tablets.

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