Second Sight: Remembering Some San Francisco Neighborhoods - Prologue. Affections

53 minutes ago, George Richard said:

Looking forward to the scenes of the city!

Thank you, George Richard

An introduction that is part of the poetry - wonderful - it gives me ideas  

Colors of memories aren't diminished by time!!

I was drawn into your thoughts and recollections by these. I love how you find grace and beauty in so many places. 

7 hours ago, Backwoods Boy said:

An introduction that is part of the poetry - wonderful - it gives me ideas  

If you like the form (known as a 10-8 Ballad), I can get you the link to the Poetry Prompt on it 

5 hours ago, drsawzall said:

Colors of memories aren't diminished by time!!

Very true, Good Doctor. Very true ❤️ 

1 minute ago, Parker Owens said:

I was drawn into your thoughts and recollections by these. I love how you find grace and beauty in so many places. 

Thank you, Parker. I wouldn't have continued writing about the five hoods in this set without your encouragement 

A panoramic introduction to a favorite city of mine.  Beautiful and loving images in your poetry AC!

10 hours ago, raven1 said:

A panoramic introduction to a favorite city of mine.  Beautiful and loving images in your poetry AC!

Thank you, Terry. I didn't know you had San Francisco memories. I hope these poetic vignettes can do them justice. There will be 5 altogether 

As a youth I visited SF many times.  It was such a thrill for me to go to a city that was filled with many gay people living openly.  The bus ride from Portland was about 12 hours, but I went with anticipation and left feeling renewed each time.  

On 4/15/2023 at 12:01 AM, raven1 said:

As a youth I visited SF many times.  It was such a thrill for me to go to a city that was filled with many Gay people living openly.  The bus ride from Portland was about 12 hours, but I went with anticipation and left feeling renewed each time.  

Thanks, Terry. I hope you encounter lots that's familiar in the five sections to follow. We'll visit some hoods that I live in, and some that I played in. Good times await

I've never been to SF before, but in a strange way I'm beginning to feel that I have been there sometime, possibly in another life.  

6 hours ago, Bill W said:

I've never been to SF before, but in a strange way I'm beginning to feel that I have been there sometime, possibly in another life.  

Thanks, Bill. Such things are entirely possible. When I was about 10, my family passed through a Western town we'd never driven into on our vacations. My mother had a strong reaction, knowing where all the streets were; telling my dad to keep making turns until we arrived at a certain storefront. She told us this is where she ran a dance studio in a past life. She said it so calmly, so matter-of-factly, there was no room for equivocations 

Thanks for reading, and I hope you like the rest of the poems of this series