A Sultry Morning

This morning as I step outside
The air is wet and thick,
Presaging what the forecast calls
A high risk of thunderstorms
With some likely severe.
It is days like this
That make me miss
The open plains where
A light breeze sweeps away
The heaviness of moisture-laden
Air.

The animals in silence
Pant heavily as they seek
The slightest breeze to relieve
Their misery
Of trapped heat that never
Dissipates into the
Laden molecules which
Are already at body temperature.
Relief will come later with
Rising winds, pelting rain and
Hail.