As I See the Fireworks from My Window

I was sitting at my study nook,

when I heard the booms,

of July 4th fireworks.

I peered outside the window,

to see a frenzy of

light, sparks, smoke,

going on in multiple places,

just below the hills!

The slopes are parched,

with dry biomass,

almost tinderbox

ready to burn,

and turn to wildfires.

Not long ago,

we saw how Los Angeles,

was charred viciously,

and it's not far.

I hope they know,

what they’re doing,

and they have resources

to handle mishaps,

for it can lead to catastrophes.

Tradition and pleasure

often make us blind,

and we forget common sense.

If it's a firework displays,

near a waterbody,

with low fire risks,

it may be fine,

but when you set fireworks

in the middle of chaparral,

it’s a red flag!

As such it's shame,

to send the pollutants,

to the atmosphere,

to that, this added trouble.

I truly hope,

they know, what they’re doing.

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