POSTCARD FROM QUAIL HILL

quail hill,irvine,orange county,california

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three silver bark birchs
standing tall on the way
looking at the valley.
two hungry coyotes
assertive and unattentive.
one splendid snail
moving his mansion.
a straw hat
wandering around.
hiking in quail hill.
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WHEN HOUSES CAME
TO QUAIL HILL
ALL QUAILS LEFT
AND HILL STAYED
IN THE BUSH
WITH SNAILS AND CANYON.
THEN STRAWBERRY FARMS
STARTED GROWING
UNDER HIGH POWER LINES
AND THERE WAS BREEZE
AND SUN
WITH HAPPY FARMERS.
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WHEN HOUSES CAME
AFTER GOLD
IN QUAIL HILL
IN THE BUSH
ALL QUAILS ARRIVED
WITH LONG PIPES
AND LIVE GIFTS
TO OFFER PEACE
BUT THEY WERE CAUGHT
IN THE MIDDLE OF BLOODY ADVENTURES
AND THEIR TENTS WERE BURNT
AND THEIR FAMILY WERE GONE
AND THEIR MEN AND WOMEN
AND MEMORIES...
SO THE HILLS STAYED
WITH SNAILS
IN CANYONS
AND THERE WERE BREEZE
AND SUN.
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SITTING IN STARBUCKS
SIPPING ON LA TIMES
A TEMPORARY RETIREMENT
FOR THE THIRD TIME
AND MORE...
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IT RUNS FROM QUAIL HILL
THROUGH
QUAIL RIDGE AND MEADOW
YOU CALL IT KNOLLCREST
I CALL IT
QUAILCREST.
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A PARADOX
PERPETUALLY LIVES
IN OUR BACKYARDS
COYOTES OF QUAIL HILL.
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ON A TALL TREE
WE BUILD TREE HOUSE
CROWNED BY WEATHERVANE.
08292009