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The Queen of Venice Beach

...Some late blooming occurred in the seventies
when 'Hey Jude' and the sunshine in her head
went public.

She settled into a craft shop, gently molested
by Applejack and Californian Skunk
until a...

41D North-49D West

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In April of nineteen twelve, a ship set sail so grand,
A tale of wealth and power, a journey well-planned.
Warnings were ignored, the ship sped through the night,
Men on duty sleeping, Calif...

Our Californian Marsh

...In the land of golden sunshine, where the waves do crash, 
There lies a tranquil beauty, a Californian marsh. 
Where waters shimmer softly, reflecting skies so blue, 
A haven for the creatures, an...

SLAB IS FAB

...SLAB IS FAB

I just found out about the town of Slab City
Well, perhaps it is not really a town as such
It sounds like a mix of Hippie and Wild West
Where a civilisation, in its way, has regress...

Tumbled stones

...She uses her self to inspire. 
Often times it leads to
people creating feelings for her.
She looks to those who are
overly arrogant and pompous
to guide her through letting people down.
She had...

Life's Untorn Page

...I moved to San Francisco from across the bay in early 1977. At 19 years old, dad got me a two-bedroom house in the San Francisco suburb known as the Ocean District. It was the type of home that adjoi...

Oceanic Wedding of Sapphire Emotions

...Amidst nocturnal blue naked confessions 
of our intertwined souls, hearing the 
mellifluous melody and symphony of 
our ocean, lulling our inner child’s deepest 
sapphire emotions in the depth of...

Proof of Life

...Earlier in the week I was pretty sick and Peter was pampering me. One night, as Peter was taking away my tea tray, I took a selfie to send to my mom - as proof of life. 
He looked at it from the sid...

Falling

...Fall semester starts tomorrow. It’ll be exciting - for a few days - but it won’t be long before we’ll miss the tanned bodies of summer, the cool, clear lake-water or lounging carefree, on bright, san...

Average Size Non Boldface Type Longfellows

...In Times New Roman, I font
to hitch wagon to a star.

Alias Adobe Jenson Albertus Aldus here
wed Alexandria (Algerian, an all around
American Typewriter gal) scattershot
with Antiqua ancestry, ...

Te Queen of Venice Beach

...Some late blooming
occurred in the seventies
when 'Hey Jude'
and the sunshine in her head
went public.

She settled into a craft shop,
gently molested
by Applejack and Californian Skunk
unti...

A Black Hotel

...Black Hotel
Immortal fear, 
blind rage appears on black rock… 

How does it rise along on a lonely beach?
…an outcrop of the night!

A black hotel looms like inevitable doom 
from the cloudy ...

Today I Am the Lucky One

...Light green leaves, wineberries on brown stems grow in New Zealand's native bush
Sally drinks a glass of red wine each night laughing
Forest of tall trees awesome in their backyard
The mystery bey...

Warmth of Dreams

...He shall not let in if she knocks on door,
“that frivolous blonde he shall have no more”,
he curled himself up in silken soft bed,
in the warmth of heat his cheeks glowing red!

the wind went ho...

Road Trip From Hell

...Across the vast Californian Death Valley I went out for a drive
The temperature gauge was reading a hundred and twenty five.

Despite the unforgiving temperature, I was staying nice and cool
...

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