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July the First

Today rockets won’t glare
And the bombs will not burst
For, although it’s July,
It is only the first.

Still, the calendar flips 
And the stores are stacked high
With the burgers and hot dogs
That customers buy.

The humidity’s up,
The mosquitoes a’buzz,
So to get in the swing,
As most everyone does…

Find your sandals and shorts,
Grab the sunscreen and Deet
And accept that it’s summer,
With sunshine and heat.

Take a break from routine;
Have some chips and some beer
For we’ve somehow surpassed 
The first half of the year.

Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2025

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Date: 7/2/2025 1:55:00 AM

Yes but you know is Canada Day!!!!! We always get all the good fireworks a few days before LOL
Date: 7/1/2025 2:20:00 PM

Always love your poems Ilene and this one is no different.....your poems always give me a feel good, comfort feeling! Debx
Date: 7/1/2025 12:14:00 PM

its scary how quickly the year is passing Ilene, you have your Independence day coming up and we have our national day Tynwald day on 5th July but the day will be celebrated on Monday 7th and it is a bank holiday here:-) hugs Jan xx

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