Pulled over on the highway,huddled on the berm,eyes skyward,reverent--Distant cheers,toddler shrieking in Spanishas fog meets fireworks contrailsin thunderheadsroiling over farmlandsresemblingthe day after--So many cars criss-crosscornfieldson sleepy roads,one wonders where they all came from,to whom they return--People who know better.
Flash 55 in the Imaginary Garden
Is there always a purpose or do we raise the dust and soil the sky with contrails for any purpose at all? - maybe there's still place in hell for us.
ReplyDeleteWhat a vivid picture, and so much more, all in 55 words.
ReplyDeleteVisual pollution at its worst. Are we a nasty part of this criss-cross scene?
ReplyDeleteLast night at our fireworks, outdoors in lawn chairs, some nitwit was flying his lighted drone between the fireworks and us. It was off to the side of his view.
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Your sarcasm here is so great and the picture so vivid. I don't have internet and am away from home so must be brief, but I always love your brusque and clever tone in this type of poem. k.
ReplyDeleteSo visually strong I can see the clouds roiling over the farmlands........we have forest fires up here and I woke to an eerie yellow silent world this morning. Devastating, watching the forests burn. Because of humans.
ReplyDeleteAgreed with Sherry, this is absolutely powerful! Such a vivid depiction :D
ReplyDeleteBeautifully penned!
Lots of love,
Sanaa
If I can't see it from my yard I'll just not see it. It is crazy how people, "who know better", go nuts over the fireworks. Nice job
ReplyDeleteGreat tone to this.
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I enjoyed this.
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I used to enjoy the chaos and crowds at fireworks displays but not any more! Rather stay at home and comfort my dogs, who are scared of the neighbors shooting off fireworks!
ReplyDeleteThis made me laugh. I've known better for years!
ReplyDeleteSo much activity in so few words! :-)
ReplyDeleteIt is good to have something to celebrate, even a concept of freedom is better than none these days. It's the fireworks I cannot abide.
ReplyDeleteI do love how you tell me so much in so few words. I could hear the thunder rolling in, see the sky light up with color.
ReplyDeleteYou move me , make me think, every single time. xo
It's a clown show, if you ask me. Another circus distraction---meaning long gone. I'm glad to think someone somewhere may know better.
ReplyDeleteWe can only hope there is someone who knows better...such a visual piece.
ReplyDeletedo people really know better? i wonder...
ReplyDeleteFabulous images... tell a larger story.
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