sounds like summer

i know that summer is almost here
'mr softy' often visits my street
stopping most evenings just below my window.
with loopy loony jingle tune

the neighborhood kids come out in droves
to play on the street.
balls bounce off the factory walls and sidewalk
boys shout and whistle to one another.

there is a huge swimming pool next door now
and kids splash and squeal for hours and hours
basha
bought earmuffs
i muff with my mind

i notice that the tuba player next door
has progressed greatly since last summer.
he keeps good time with his practice tape
with his oompa oompa chicka chicka oompa
and is quite in tune most of the time
i wonder what happened to the guy who
took showers at 4am
and blew his nose loudly over and over
maybe he doesnt do night shift anymore

muted sound when trees are bare
are now clear as a bell.
i can set my clock to
the mudhin's call to prayer.
dogs bark.
the city thrums
pulsating through the endless concrete corridors.
airplanes overhead
on route to and from jfk
remind me
of the sounds of summer
i shared with you