a brilliant bold magenta sunset
over rodeo beach

gently dappled by the breeze
between gnarley cypress trees
one lone orange poppy on hill 88¹

this rolled in gold
and faintly flapping flag
cannot be still












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¹rodeo beach and hill 88 are locations in the marin headlands of golden gate park, which for over one hundred years served as the nation's largest and busiest army training ground on the pacific coast.













© 1998-2008 KC wilder



  Download the song, "Like Paul Gauguin" - paul gauguin in ze 21st century- he came back - stuck his head in a long island diner - the door shut real fast and his head was crushed - it fell off his body completely - he looked up and said something in French i couldn't understand i found oot later all he said was "what am i doing on long island?"