There, There, Oakland
That quisling quotation,
Stein’s stuttering stare
at her childhood city,
is more famous than fair.
Mainly mistaken
from first reading on,
the tricky truth translates:
her old home was gone.
To old Miwoks or new global blends,
Oakland is rare, beyond compare.
Green oaks, blue skies, tidal lake:
They’re all there, there. So there.
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Childhood Prayer (Adapted for the Aging)
A poem by William C. Dillinger of Sacramento.
Published on 09.08.11