Fourth of July Already

Fireworks went off on each side of the house Waking up the hoot owl, the roaches, even the mouse. Is it the Fourth of July already? An ill-informed hawk said. I was surprised; I thought this fowl was dead. There is no celebration coming this week or next. I saw a nearsighted nun give a tree a quick genuflect. Fireworks kept going, and I suddenly knew what it was. My neighbor has dementia, we call him Old Mr. Fuzz. We tried to call his phone to tell him it was no holiday. We reached an answering machine, my wife said, “no way!” The fireworks kept going, so we went outside to enjoy. There were many people out here – six girls and a boy.