California.

Michael A. Watkins 1965 (san diego)



A million dancing lights-
reflecting off the ocean's top,
not a cloud up in the sky
it seems the blue will never stop,
the sun will touch your skin
but never burn you with the heat,
a gentle breeze will cool you
and compliment you when they meet,
more beautiful than the weather
is the people that you pass,
the shirt that's on their back-
they'll kindly give you, if you ask,
lights and cloudless skies
with sun and smiles throughout the year,
friendly faces and open arms-
WE can't wait till you get here.

By. Michael A. Watkins.

About this poem

I love my city and state and want to share it with the world. ( San Diego )

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Submitted by michaelw.21046 on June 02, 2021

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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 516
Words 99
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 16, 1

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