Weekend Freewrite -7/6/2019 - Single Prompt: salty air

deeanndmathews (66) in weekendfreewrite • 6 years ago (edited)

I do love you, San Francisco, BUT...

Ah, city -- gold town
That lives without a care!
Long may you live,
And breathe sweet, salty air.
Yet every day,
The salt loses more savor.
The cost to live
Is driving out the flavor...

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6 years ago by deeanndmathews (66)

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ddschteinn (65) · 6 years ago

Wonderful poem. You have summed up well the very small reality of what I know of your fair city. I love it there, but have only had the opportunity to visit a few times in life. So gorgeous, forward thinking, vibrant and fun. And as I understand it, and you've said so eloquently above, it can be very hard to afford living there.

So very sad, and unfortunately the way of so many corners of our world. The best kept secrets of place get found out, and way too often, the secret becomes the victim of entirely too much love. On all scales. Thanks for sharing your talents with us on the wondersite of Steemit. Cheers to a nice Sunday.

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deeanndmathews (66) · 6 years ago

Thank you, @ddschteinn -- it IS a beautiful city, and I love it, but it is sad to watch the struggle of people here, and what that is doing to the culture and frankly the prospects of the city itself. I am one voice of many, just putting out the word...