The Hottest Day in History
I was alive
On the hottest day
Recorded in England
Ever.
I was safe
And cool under the veil
Of a sea-mist
At Winterton, Norfolk.
It is all relative.
I didn't feel the 38 Celsius
At Gravesend,
Though I'd experienced 40+
In Bucharest, Romania.
I was alive today
But think it best
To watch history from the shade
Away from the sun …
Away from the sun.