The 4th Of July (2015)

^{The 4th Of July}

© by Bud Lemire on July 3, 2015

As people gather at Ludington Park

To await the Fireworks when it is dark

The Escanaba City Band plays at the Bandshell

While vendors serve what they have to sell

Waiting for the Fireworks to start

While sparklers set off a spark

Firecrackers in the distant, so very loud

It's the 4^th of July, in this happy crowd

Chairs set around, as people chat

This is the place where it's all at

Friends are here, and family

So many people that you can see

There are people watching from atop the hill

A little kid has a drink just waiting to spill

Running down the hill, from here to there

The drink flies all over, everywhere

The Fireworks begin and soon starts the show

A display of lights that blast to a glow

All kinds of colors appear in the sky

It's another Escanaban 4^th Of July

I always enjoy watching the Fireworks and

chatting with different people I see down at

Ludington park. Listening to the Escanaba

City Band play while we await the Fireworks.

Watching kids play with sparklers. And of

course I take pictures to remember each year.