July the Fifth
The smoke has finally cleared
leftover firecrackers still popping in the neighborhood
shells of celebration litter the morning pavement
Black Cats, bottle rockets, and the occasional Roman Candle
leftover firecrackers still popping in the neighborhood
shells of celebration litter the morning pavement
Black Cats, bottle rockets, and the occasional Roman Candle
an old woman with a broom sweeping her stoop
weathergirl says temperature may hit 100
two children sell warm lemon drinks for 5 cents.
independent of any thought
I climb to the roof for a better view
only to see that not much has changed.
Published by James R. Ford
Born and raised in Boston, MA, James is an accomplished, published author. He has published many articles, short stories, and prose on AC/YCN since 2007. He has edited, and directed, many programs for telev... View profile
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3 Comments
Post a Commentexcellent !!!
Way to bring a warm summer to a cold winter :)
Another great poem, James.