Things that happen here

Firecrackers break the silence
Loose dogs roam without collars
Bees fly over the laurel hedge
Strangers walk down the back alley and kick up dust
The neighbor waters her lawn
The bus roars down Duke and passes me by
The medical marijuana card holder smokes his weed
The dandelions sprout from the dry grass
The for sale signs go up
The old woman washes her driveway with water from the hose
The earthworm is killed by the bus tire
The chicken sits atop the fence
The orange cat sleeps in the flower bed
The woodpecker shrieks at the dawn
The old woman goes to bed at nine
Four teenage boys with a pipe wrench chase after a man
The homeless search the recycling for pop cans
The ice cream truck haunts the streets
The roofs grow moss.