In response to the latest Northography stimuli titled “Sunbaker”:

http://www.northography.com/responses.php?stimulus_id=250

Dear earth, can you hear me?
It’s me, John.
Listen, that glowing orb
is particularly hot today
and my Swedish skin has
turned brown and crispy.

Do you mind if I lay
here for awhile?  This sand
is soft and comfortable
reminds of childhood
on laundry day – mom washed the bedding
early in the morning
afternoon westerly wind
uninhibited sun took their
time with a simple task
and I ran through open fields
and Indian grass, chased by
the neighbors dog until we hit
one last target, ending in a ball of
lemon verbena sheets.

We lay there until we fell asleep…