#445 L'heure d'été

  


Maybe it depends upon the
country you live in. But instead 
of images of sunburnt masculinity, 
a perfume called Summertime in
these parts conjures up those 

several fevers whose vector is 
mosquitoes. Plus heat. & either 
humidity, the occasional hurri-
cane, lots of rain, or else an 
infinite dryness that brings 

only drought, depending on
which specific part of the 
land you live on. The smell of 
summertime is usually sweat — 
& where's the poetry in that?