first of August

first firecrackers
ahead of national festivities
burst too early


National holiday
 the bonfires of August 1st
 drowned in the flood


the water level drops
immutable near the water
a gray heron


fireworks erase
 before the explosion of
stormy weather


ride a bike at ease
the squirrels chase each other
with lightness


carpooling
the grasshopper no longer 
jumps off my bike


rainy sky
delighted goldfinches
catch thistle seeds


morgentau © dawndew

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