July 4, 2017, Carson City-
We went, together, to a robust carnival
with Funnel Cake and kettle corn.
Little girl got her face painted,
lost and found her favourite stuffed bear,
and got to dance to a song by a local cover band.
She is guarded, carefully,
by all, whose hearts she has captured.
Group got a prime seat,
to view the fireworks,
on the high school field.
We, an eclectic family,
hang together.
Teams fought fires,
across northwest Nevada,
around Arizona,
and probably
in California, too.
Tight were those teams,
which made progress on their fights.
Families, nationwide,
had picnics and barbecues.
Some were simple;
some, elaborate.
Not much gets done,
anymore,
without prior consultation.
A friend in the Midwest
concurred with me,
that our species is evolving,
rapidly,
towards a tighter interdependence.
It is that,
which I celebrated today.
A Sagittarian Seeker 
Sounds like a good day! I was at home, so watched fireworks in Santa Barbara on he computer, as well as Pasadena on tv, and a corner of the local show from here. Fires were smallish; nothing out of control, though it is to get hot again for the rest of the week.
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It’s amazing to be able to watch multiple fireworks, simultaneously. I was able to do that, on the ground, las year in Indiana.
🙂
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I enjoyed yout poem, Gary.
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Thanks, Judy!
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We need that personal connection! Without people we are diminished in our humanity… I see you. I hear you.
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So very true.
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Absolutely. I have hard time getting someone in Chicagoland to see this, lately, however. Can’t make the horse drink, it seems.
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It always amazes me how differently people react to truisms such as this!
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Fun times. I love the fireworks. I missed them this year.
I’m all about “we are one”.
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What, no fireworks? Well, I guess it’s all in the timing, and in the climate.
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I just wasn’t close to any this year.
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Fun!
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