A Beautiful Day in August

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.