Early I took my keep-me-alive-for-another-day

Pills from their slot for Wednesday and walked

 Right past the blue tarped waiting grave.

Hurricane Barry provided a reprieve of two days

Now 90 plus through Sunday the forecasters say

And if that wasn’t enough to vex

They pile on top a heat index.

It’s time to head for International Falls or Grand Marais

Maybe even risk the road up to Hudson’s Bay.