Scottsdale Summertime Sizzle

All over the country

The summer’s long since begun

Everybody’s engaged

Having fun in the sun

But it’s different for us

Our summer’s extreme

We hide from the rays

Of the sun’s scorching beam

The snowbirds can’t take it

They leave during May

As the mercury rises

The heat sends them away

The sun rises early

Triple digits – the norm

Out in the desert

It’s exceptionally warm

“But it’s a dry heat,” you’ll hear

Don’t believe that big lie

During monsoon

Our humidity’s high

I’ve often wondered

With our intense heat

If we actually could

Fry an egg on the street

It wouldn’t surprise me

Things here get quite hot

Like the inside of your car

When parked out in a lot

Metal will burn you

Watch that seatbelt

If you leave something inside

It will definitely melt

Do not clasp the wheel

Or your skin you will sear

Guide with your pinkies

That’s how we steer

And when watering plants

Everyone knows

The water is hot

When it comes from the hose

Speaking of water

Go nowhere without it

Or risk dehydration

There’s no doubt about it

The desert is rugged

A brutal place to be

If not for the comfort

Of good ol’ A/C

All around town

Thermostats are set low

So you must bring a sweater

Wherever you go

This is no joke

I’m certainly not teasing

I tell you the truth

Places are freezing

To combat the heat

It’s what we must do

Until fall comes our way

And summer is through

When the rest of the country

Heads back inside

We’ll pay no attention

We’re staying outside

Most of the year

Our weather’s quite lovely

And really there’s no place

That I’d rather be

Sweatin’ it out – for now,

 ~ M.