by Kelly

a humid breeze blows

through my car — an officer

hands me a ticket

by Kelly

fushia petunias

open to humidity

while we wilt

by Kelly

politics heat up

in St. Paul* — humidity

climbs and storms approach

* The Minnesota state government shut down at midnight, and with it, state parks, camp grounds, highway rest stops, zoos, horse racing tracks, carnival ride inspections, restaurant inspections and a long list of other state-funded agencies just in time for the 4th of July holiday. The legislators and the governor cannot agree on a budget. There is little hope that either side is willing to compromise. Nobody knows how long this will go on.  Thousands of state employees have been laid off. Their last day of work was yesterday.

by Kelly

interfaith marriage

on CNN because of

Chelsea Clinton’s beau

What do these pundits

know of me and my husband?

I stab the remote.

Outside it’s humid

83 at 8:30

no forecast of rain

I sigh into the

stickiness, breathe it in

till I acclimate.

Then, turning around,

I open my front door to

the cool air of home.

by Kelly

humid like Bangkok —

my arm hairs prickle, stand up  

straws to the moisture