Poetry

A Beautiful Day in August

BlueJay
William Chui
BlueJay
Watercolor

Friends. Gone._______Blank.Pixels.Without.Presence.School. Out.What. Now?

Days. Filled._______Summer.Routine.Wake. Up.Eat. Breakfast.Violin.Walk. Dog.Lunch.Piano.Spanish.Shower.Dinner.Sleep.Repeat.

False.So. Many._______Things.To. Do.

Bedroom. Ceiling._______Light.Flickering.Huh. Weird.Never._______Noticed.That. Before.Steps.Face. Peering._______Down.Bright. Bark._______Of.Recognition.White. Belly.Warm. Soft._______Fog,Sweeping.The.Mountain.

Blue. Sky.Outside._______What. A.Pretty. Picture.

Violin. New._______Scratches.Still. Plays._______Pretty. Well.Be. More._______Careful.Next. Time.Wow._______“Izquierda.”Is. Left.First. Time._______I.Learned. That.Piano.The. “E.”_______Is.Out. Of.Tune.Fuzz.It’s. Fine.

Food. Is._______Good.Even. Better.With.Magazine.

Walking._______The.Backyard._______Revealing.New. Plants.Watering._______Them.Is. Always.A. Joy.

August._______A.Month. That.Matters.Summer. Break._______Yay!Birthdays._______Me. Mom. Bear.It’s._______Anything.But. Routine.It._______Truly.Is. A.Beautiful.Day.In.August.

WilliamChui
William Chui, 13
Mill Valley, CA
zoe
Zoe Campbell, 11
San Francisco, CA

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