Four in the morning
The fireworks are done
Most are still abed
Thunder rolls overhead
Lightning flashes across the sky
Rain falling straight
No wind at the open door
The storm cools the heated air
Answering the challenge of evening past
You call that fireworks?
Mother Nature laughs
Candelaria lives in Lawrence and works in Ewing as a home health aide. She has a son, daughter-in-law, and three-year-old granddaughter.
