Chalk It Up

We drew a sun, a cloud, a heart, Umbrellas and two girls To dress and decorate with jewels And hats atop their curls. Last week our art had fireworks And flags to celebrate July the 4th, with flowers, too To thus commemorate. Those chalk designs aren’t meant to last; The old ones disappeared. Just one good downpour wipes them out, I thought, as dark clouds neared. Our lives are as ephemeral As chalk-drawn pictures seem. We make our mark upon the earth And vanish, like a dream.