Fourth and Fifth of July

Last night, the fourth, was pretty loud up until around 11-ish and then got noisy again about 1:30 and then again around 3… People out walking in the road, and then some partying cats and something that sounded like pigs running around in the brush and a big bird that sounded like it had caught something? There wasn’t much sleeping going on at my house…

the leaves of July
the blue-greens and the yellows
moving towards August

the Fourth of July,
a road full of drunk walkers
moving the party

July Fourth full moon
lit the pack of drunk walkers
moving the party

after the fireworks
two cats reappeared at last
to look out their window

quiet after fireworks
fireflies dance in the moonlight
the cats reappear

quiet fills the night
when the fireworks end at last
sleep is still far off.