The light of the full moon
Reflecting from the vast Bolinas lagoon
Moves me to hum a tune
The sound? Hardly considered a boon
The cold waters of Ocean Beach
The breakers, a joy to reach
Creativity, freedom to dress for each
Exposed butt cheeks, make you screech
Maturity, giggle police, I thee beseech
Vacationers, beware of freezing arse summers
Keep ‘em warm, your sons, daughters
Don’t wear fur, dump the visors
Hug a lover, indulge those pleasures
Sonoma to Napa, wine country heaven
Taste, no need to buy even
Swish, your palate, sure to enliven
North Bay don’t judge, come unshaven
Oakland out east, keepin’ it real
Born ’round there, Credence Clearwater Revival
Berkeley brainiacs don’t rest on laurels
Alice Waters, still loves white truffles
Sunny South Bay, legendary Silicon Valley
Many migrate there to make money
Google, Apple success, who can tally
Oh so many aspire to badly
Missing the point of living, sadly
In the middle, San Francisco streets
The birthplace of Twitter’s first tweets
Hearts left behind, hark, the beats
Cuisine, no shortage of fine eats
Horizon, the water, the sky meets
Many reasons, expression of gratitude repeats
Home, right here, what a treat
Grace for the valleys and peaks
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I’m no California girl you see
But home- is always- thankful worthy
And this homage to your home
Is felt through your loving words.
California girl or no, thank you.
yay! me, too! i feel the same.
reading from oakland, nodding my head.
thanks for the smile kind friend.
A homie, I see. Hello there!
Friendly wave across freezing cold bay.
This made me smile. Glad I’m only two hours away so I can get a treat.
Where? Now I can’t stop guessing…
I respect your wish for anonymity
Every place has its own attitude
Thankful to get to know them
Love how the world always offers
something new, wherever we end up!
Love how you make things up!
That’s why you lead us, Melissa.
You made my day, Belinda. Nothin’ like the Bay Area, nope!
Thought this would resonate with you.
Can’t go wrong ’round the Bay.
I’ve been following along for awhile now and never bothered to notice where you’re from. I’m in CA, East Bay. Neighbors!
Another neighbor in the East Bay?
Fun! Love discovering where folks are.
I’m far from your west coast
(though we get our own creatively
exposed butt cheeks here in Arkansas),
but I love an ode to home -
it’s a kind of universal warmth.
Exposed butt cheeks seem to be
more and more common these days
they’re sweeping the nation, it seems
Hope to go to Arkansas someday
See where Bill Clinton grew up
Beautiful lines of six words each.
My home stretches mountains to beach.
Funny what one learns to treasure,
how only maturity brings true pleasure,
in the homes that cradle us.
May we all be as gracious.
Rhyming six word lines? Love it!
I love San Francisco. We were on vacation there last month!!! This brought back nice memories!
Welcome to The Halfway Point, Ayala!
You visited last month, you say?
Did the sun shine at all?
If not, you must come back.
Its radiance peaks in the fall.
In my humble opinion, that is.
Is it any wonder so many people want to move to California? This sums up the beauty, fun and excitement. Love it!
NorCal or SoCal, gotta love it!
Thank you Belinda. The sun came out for a little while but we still loved it. We drove out to Napa and that was a beautiful sunny day!!! It was good to see you visit my blog-I hope you come back and visit!!!
I’m home now too, so grateful.
To travel is wonderful, but tiring.
Truly no place is like home.
I am originally from Southern California but I lived in the Bay Area after college and my family is there now. It is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful places on earth. I am grateful that we get to visit twice a year.
I love your verse by the way. You are so clever.
Cool! Would be fun to run into you one day!
Belinda,
I loved this trip through California via the lovely and fun poem route. Well done!!!
Since we are in Arizona, we often visit CA. Love the imagery through these words.