As our temperature decided to go all the way up to hot and muggy today, this reminded me of my long, painful history of burns and blisters. Ah, the joys of summer at the beach before they invented sunscreen!
Spare a thought for the vampire in summer,
For, while everyone else seeks the sun,
He must hide in the darkness and shadow
And from errant sunbeams must run.
While the sunbathers tan to perfection.
Going golden and brown as a bun,
He must cover his skin with protection
And remain looking pale…underdone.
So, while others may cast off their clothing,
And bathe in the rays of the light,
He hides in a curtain-closed coffin
And twiddles his thumbs until night.
He’ll never don Speedos and frolic,
Or swim in the sea like an eel.
No wonder when he sees bikinis
His only thought is his next meal!
I must say that I’d never considered
The plight of the vampire before.
I assumed, as he lay in his coffin,
He’d probably just sleep and snore.
But with these new pills I’ve been given
My sympathies took a new turn…
‘Cause…
View original post 128 more words
Thanks for the reblog, Marilyn. I used to burn as a child… not so much these days. I tan, but more in the sense of old leather, until these pills 😉
LikeLike
I don’t burn as badly as I did, but sunscreen helps. So does wearing teeshirts and hats and caftans, actually. Staying out of the sun works best!
LikeLike
Actually you need about 20min a day to produce vitamin C
LikeLike
I drink vitamin C. Twenty minutes in serious sunlight is called a light burn.
LikeLike
Sounds like my wardrobe 😉
LikeLike
Yup. I am so grateful for caftans.
LikeLike
I love their comfort.
LikeLike
I wonder if we’ll get much sun this summer?
Leslie
LikeLike
We live under the trees so mostly, I can skip the sun. Otherwise, who knows? it’s been such a weird year for weather.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It sure has been weird.
LikeLike