Summer street

Street is silent

Few vehicles stream

Some just saunter

Some gather speed

Shops on streets

Closed for the day

Vendors carts

Packed for night

Lamps shine bright

In halo of haze

Swarm of bugs

Burning to death

Trees fallen silent

Leaves hanging limp

Stifling air

Without any wind

Growing empty

Dark and wide

Calm yet creepy

The summer street

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