happy.independence.day

a silent bloom of color

bleeds into the inky black then

gives way to a crackling haze

of repeated encores

each one expanding it's reach

of technicolor hue in efforts to be

to be more spectacular

than the last

don't they know

they are each magnificent

in their own right?

{xo, moi}

P.S. Happy birthday to our very own US of A and a very special thanks to each and every one of her citizens who has worked or continues to work to make it a better, more beautiful place to live.