Sky Art
by Tammy Schmit
Bright lights in the skies
Reflect in their eyes
Sonic booms
Muffled by chubby palms.
Little heart beats
Amplified
As colors blind
Then disappear
With the cries of excitement.
A shallow tear
Smears
Like oil paints
Streaked across canvas.
And combined
With its reflection below.
The final cheer
Rings in their ears
Smoke lingers
In the humid
Summer night.
A sight feared and craved
Until next year.
