small 4th

justam
justam Posts: 21,415
edited July 2006 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
blue and red glow-sticks
skittishly disturbing the dark
folding chairs and blankets
spread all over the park

chaos & kiddies standing in line
music too noisy & not any good!
a wonky-old-ferris-wheel
beer, lemonade, and horrible fried food

suffered for the sight that I like from it all...
fireworks that sparkle, sputter, bang & boom
with the best ones looking like
gold waterfalls hanging up near the moon
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  • Being Enlightened
    Being Enlightened Posts: 5,746
    :) I LOVE fireworks! :) I'm a lucky bugger too! I live pretty much right on Lake Ontario, and on a good day, I can see the 'works people are setting off all along the lakeshore for miles, and miles, and miles, and miles, and miles...of yeah! :D
    Forget your perfect offering, there is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    :) Do you see them all the way across the Lake on the US side?
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  • Karas
    Karas Posts: 68
    justam wrote:
    gold waterfalls hanging up near the moon

    nice line...

    You make me miss the fourth of July...I am in Thailand and didnt have the opportunity to celebrate...
    I scream in affirmation
    of connecting dislocations
    and exceeding limitations
    by achieving levitation
  • Being Enlightened
    Being Enlightened Posts: 5,746
    justam wrote:
    :) Do you see them all the way across the Lake on the US side?

    :D You know? I didn't look! Next firework flying type holiday in the States, I'll have to take a lake walk and see. :) US holidays always seem to fall a few days after our celebrations so, I'd not spot them when I head out to see the Canadian 'works. Dang, now I have to wait for the next holiday!!! :p
    Forget your perfect offering, there is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen
  • DopeBeastie
    DopeBeastie Posts: 2,513
    kaboom.... crackle snap pop....

    aahhhhh
    ohhhhhh

    :D


    we blow em off in the street... we've been doing it for a few years now, and it's becoming a celebration of sorts.... kinda like a block party. we've got 5 houses in on it now. (even had em singing the national anthem last night :D:D:D ~ well, the older ones, anyway)

    i hate those crowds. i won't do 'em with kids in tow. but we used to live in DC, and we'd go to the Iwogima (sp?) Memorial and have a blast watching the National Display over the monuments and the river. holy moly, what fun?!
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    I imagine DC probably has a very nice display... :)

    These small town fireworks really can't compare to those evenings you might see in a good-sized city, but they are pleasant anyway...and they suggest the beauty so I still like them.
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  • Karas
    Karas Posts: 68
    Unfortunately i have not been in DC during a fireworks disply. I lived there for a few years, and never was there on a fourth of July. The big problem with the big cities is too many people. In smaller cities/towns, you can get a lot better view, which is nice. Louder Bangs, Bigger colors...
    I scream in affirmation
    of connecting dislocations
    and exceeding limitations
    by achieving levitation

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