Monday, December 22, 2008

"I'm coming home to my city by the bay..."

Clear, been-raining air on my face and a nearing ocean - finally I am not cold - I can just stick my hands in my pockets and let my legs WALK and not have to think, or think about whatever I want -
One careful foot
in
front
of
the
other,
I walk a straight line
under the edge of the awnings,
imagining those shuddering drops of rainwater
landing on my part
and then how I would send them off the tip
of my nose
with an inexplicable bob of the head...

7 comments:

  1. :)

    I love when you post like this.

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  2. lovely! i especially like the visual of sending off raindrops with a bob of your head. very whimsical.

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  3. You are a simply beautiful writer, Holly. :)

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  4. San Francisco, then.

    And no mere scribbling, but a true poem.

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  5. well said. going back to the place you're from is one of the most exquisite feelings. happy holidays, sweet cuileann!
    xx
    countrybelle

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