An almost empty, two day old yogurt cup, <br />was still sitting on the kitchen counter top <br />next to the stagnant soapy water in the sink, <br />a spoon stuck in its uncovered open mouth, <br />it was wearing a full fur coat; in this heat <br />but that was nothing compared to the smell <br />of the dead family of gray squirrels <br />that had become stuck in the chimney……. <br /> <br />2008 © TS<br /><br />Ted Sheridan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/too-hot-to-build-a-fire/
