Ice cream cones and a leisurely walk
Shadowed by a building with a clock
Summer heat melts flavor as we talk
Muggy steam created a vanilla flow…
A stream that ran down to my elbow
Passersby hide thoughts as they gawk
Avoiding contact… traveling the block
8/9/09
Theresa Ann Moore
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/summer-melt-down/