POSTCARD FROM GOLD COUNTRY

*laguna beach,chaplin's gold rush,california dreamin'

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SUN IS GONE

MOON WALKS IN WITH THE WIND

COUNTRY OF GOLD RUSH

THESE DAYS EVERYBODY IS INVITING ME TO MOVE IN AND ENJOY CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' APPARENTLY STARTED IN ONE OF THOSE GEOLOGICAL PERIODS AND REDISCOVERED IN 16TH CENTURY.BUT THE REAL DREAMIS FROM GOLR RUSH OF 1849 ETERNALIZED IN ONE OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S MASTERPIECES BY THE NAME OF (WHAT ELSE) GOLD RUSH,OF 1925,THAT WE ALL REGISTERED IT SINCE OUR CHILDHOOD.

MY GOLD RUSH STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 1973AS A PART OF MY ADVENTUROUS TRIP AROUND U.S. BY LADY LT D,WITH MINA,IDA AND SUSIE.ONE DAY IN THE PACIFIC LEG OF OUR TRIP THAT SATARTED IN VANCOUVER,CANADA,WE PASSED BY MOUNT SHASTA AND NAPA VALLEY,WITHOUT NOTICING THIS IS GOING TO BE A CAPITAL OF CALIFORNIA WINE,ONE DAY.WE APPROACHED SAN FRANCISCO AND HUGGED GOLDENN BRIDGE WARMY.CONTINUED OUR WAY TOWARDS LOS ANGELES,SAID HELLO TO PROFESSOR STEINBECK ON OUR WAY, AND THEN GOT LOST IN LOS ANGELES,LITERALLY.LA CITY WAS NOT CALLED YET,LA TEHRAN GELES,ALTHOUGH I REMEMBER LA CHELO KABI OF LA WESTWOOD THAT WE HAD LA LUNCH WITH OUR GUEST AND FRIEND OF SCHOOL YEARS,THE WONDER BOY:RAHIM.

LA TOUR IN LA CITY WAS WONDERFUL BUT NOT TO DEGRE OF SEDUCING US TO MOVE,ALTHOUGH RAHIM WAS INSISTING ON THE IDEA BY COMPARING EVERYTHING WITH LIFE IN PHILADELPHIA .

WE LEFT RAHIM WITH HIS LA CITY OF GOLD AND DROVE TOWARDS SAN DIEGO ,CROSSED THE BORDER,WHICH WASN'T MUCH OF A BORDER,AND THER WAS NO FENCE IN THERE.IN TIJUANA WE FELT AT HOME.I MEAN THE ORIGINAL HOME.A CUP VERY MUCH LIKE IRANIAN AJDAN STOPPED US AND ASK FOR MONET,BECAUSE OF EXTRA LARGE SIZE OF THE CAE CAR,CARRYING US.WE DID NOT WANT TO PAY.HE GUIDED US TO POLICE STATION.THE OFFICER SOMEHOW CONVINCED US THAT IF WE DON'T PAY,THEN WE HAVE TO BE THEIR GUEST OVERNIGHT.WE DID NOT PREDICT SPENDING OVERTIME IN MEXICO.OUR VACATION WAS GETTING SHORTER AND SHRTER.AND EVERYBODY AT WORK AND SCHOOL EXPECTED US TO BE BACK SOON.SO WE PAID .WE ALSO PAID EXTRA TO SAY BAD WORDS.IN FARSI OF COURSE.IT WASN'T POLITICALLY CORRECT TO CURSE THESE HUNGRY POWERFUL MEN IN ANY OTHER LANGUAGES.

WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP BACK IN GOLD COUNTRY WITH CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' OF MAMAS AND PAPAS.I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF I BELIEVE MY EYES AND EARS,AS IT WASW SUNG...

ALL THE LEAVES ARE BROWN

AND THE SKY IS GRAY

I,VE BEEN FOR A WALK

ON A WINTER'S DAY.

I'D BE SAFE AND WARMIF I WAS IN L.A.

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'

ON SUCH A WINTER DAYSTOPPED INTO A CHURCH

I PASSED ALONG THE WAY.

WELL I GOT DOWN ON MY KNEES

AND I PRETEND TO PRAY.

YOU KNOW THE PREACHER LIKES THE COLD

HE KNOWS I'M GONNA STAY

CALIFORNAI DREAMIN'

ON SUCH A WINTER.

WITH ITS MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS LAYING BETWEEN COASTS AND DESERTS,IT ACCEPTED THE NAME OF QUEEN CALIFIA=KHALIFA? IN 16TH CENTURY.AT THAT TIME NATIVE PEOPLE WERE IN THEIR GOLD RUSH WITHOUT STRANGERS IN THEIR VIEW.

THERE WERE PEOPLE LIVING IN PLACES FROM ALAMEDA TO SOLANO AND SONOMA.

I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH OF SACRAMENTO'S BUDGET SPENT NOW FOR THEIR HEALTH,EDUCATION AND OTHER SOCIAL CAUSES.IT SHOULD BE CHECKED WITH ARNOLD,ALTHOUGH THESE DAYS HE'S BUISY WITH TEDDY,S FUNERAL.

FOR THE TIME BEING I SING MY OWN SONG.IT IS NOT ABOUT CALIFORNIA DREMIN'.IT'CALLED :

*MINTY GREEN*

(written in persian,translated by poet)

THESE DAYS THE HAPPENNING IS GREEN

MINTY GREEN

ON THE SIDE GARDEN

AND DIRT STREET,

AND VIVALDI'S SUMMER IS GORGEOUS

A LITTLE FRESH

A LITTLE SUMMERY.

THESE DAYS HAD A SAD GREEN HUE

IT WAS A LAID BACK MORNING YET

YET IT DID NOT SMILE

AND IMPATIENT OF ALAS

TOOK THE NIGHT TWO STEPS AHEAD

IN A SHORT STORY OF THE DAY

STILL HAD MINTY GREEN HUE

STILL DID NOT SMILE,THE LAID BACK MORNING

BUT OPEN STILL

WITHOUT YET OF THE NIGHT.

THESE DAYS THE HAPPENNING IS GREEN,MINTY GREEN

IN THE GARDEN,IN STREET,ON EARTH.

F.S.,08282009