Summer days

Summer days are here again
The heat is scorching
The sun shines down
The temperature soars
The clouds dissipate
The intense blue sky
Is like a deep ocean
There is no relenting
The heat burns through
The air shimmers with heat
The buildings waver 
Like a desert's mirage 
Moving along the scorched earth
All creatures are still
They breathe in; the heat's stifling
Little sparrows; beaks open
Seeking a cooling breeze
Sit upon the pool's edge
The huge thermometer 
Declares it's 40 degrees C
Everything seeks 
The coolness of the pool!