Summer Afternoon

We are two young girls, barefoot on a sizzling
    street; August heat - Dante's Inferno!
Faster and faster we go; upward pointed
 toes; lips O-ed as we scurry to find a
   cooler spot. At last, thick clumps of grass offer
relief. We accept. Our giggles bounce back from
   surrounding hills; breathing returns to normal.

We lie on cool grass watching big, puffy clouds 

float across a cerulean sky.

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