Another Hot Summer’s Day (a Madrigal)


The madrigal (developed by Geoffrey Chaucer), and thank you to David of Skeptics Kaddish, for introducing me to this interesting poetry format
>> https://skepticskaddish.com/2025/02/21/the-threshold-or-the-soul/

Here are the rules:

Usually written in iambic pentameter.
Comprised of three stanzas: a tercet, quatrain, and sestet.
All three of the lines in the opening tercet are refrains.
The poem follows this rhyme pattern:

Line 1: A
Line 2: B1
Line 3: B2

Line 4: a
Line 5: b
Line 6: A
Line 7: B1

Line 8: a
Line 9: b
Line 10: b
Line 11: A
Line 12: B1
Line 13: B2





Another Hot Summer’s Day (a Madrigal)

Another hot summer’s day of clear blue skies
The sun says “I’m allowed to turn up the heat”
And the moon is just looking for a cool seat

For his normal silvery midday disguise
And feeling sorry for the world’s sunburnt feet
Another hot summer’s day of clear blue skies
The sun says “I’m allowed to turn up the heat”

Today is just another day for the flies
Where they thrive on digesting everything sweet
And infesting the uncovered sunbaked meat
Another hot summer’s day of clear blue skies
The sun says “I’m allowed to turn up the heat”
And the moon is just looking for a cool seat






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Ivor Steven (c) March 2025

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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.

39 thoughts on “Another Hot Summer’s Day (a Madrigal)”

  2. Ivor, I really appreciate the shout-out! However, I have to clarify that I can’t claim credit for introducing you to the form—I was simply responding to a poetry prompt from dVerse when I used it myself.

    Your poem captures that relentless summer heat beautifully, and I love how the repeated refrain builds a sense of both weariness and inevitability. It’s a lovely way to evoke the oppressive nature of a summer day. Great job!

    Much love,
    David

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    1. Thank you very much for your lovely compliments, Nancy … I was delightfully inspired by the hot sun and the bight moon being in the same clear blue sky … 🌞😀🌓😎

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      2. You are too kind my friend … as a writer, I’m just a word plodder who works hard at conveying his jumbled thoughts into some sort of legible poetry … I am slow of mind and my one finger typing crawls along slower than a snail … 🤗🌏📘🐌⌨️📝📒😍😀

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  10. A madrigal…what an interesting poetry form. Good job, Ivor!
    Your poem is filled with vivid word-paintings that ignite our senses and emotions.
    Oh, those pesky summer flies! 🪰🪰🪰
    We are in for rain and snow the next two days. Brr. 🙂
    (((HUGS))) 💛☀️💛

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    1. Thank you very much for your sensational comments, Carolyn … and we are in for another hot weekend … I don’t mind, and Frankie had his autumn haircut/groom yesterday … 🐶🌞😀🌏💕😍

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