Spring Lands

Lovely days are here again

think I'll get the old motor scooter

out of storage

In a Spring fever dream

the Flaneur walks the concrete jungle's sidewalks

and life's earthen paths

Massive eucalyptus
a small park by the Lake

Henry J. Kaiser

Pioneer of healthcare profiteering

Into his black hole disappeared

Catholic and other non-profit hospitals

I visit his eponymous building

Almost all of the extremely wealthy

are sociopathic

if not like our fearless leader

psychopathic

This entrance way

 indoor fountain

is a trip

Ugliest in Oakland

Imagine how much

some sculptor

was paid for this utter

piece of shit

Headquarters

of our transit system

is located here

I boarded an elevator

with a real example

of a certain business-type

Youngish, in shape

Military politeness

The elevator shot up multiple floors

to blind landings

I'm surprised the executive didn't call security

I came back down

and found the way to my goal

a park atop a garage

The perspective from here

Not that I'm a huge fan of "aps"

But I'd like one that looked

at the clouds for you

and told you what they were called

and what it all means

I believe we came from the sky

and there shall we return

Wavy building uptown,

I head further that way

Wow

Wonderwalls

I'm going to church, baby

On the feast day

of my beloved St Patrick

An attractive girl,

at the Catholic cafe

Highly regarded

and festooned in green

Treasure from the Emerald Isle

Prayer cards

Mother always had a lot,

we got them at school and at Mass

My ex St Lucy became a real collector

then fickle person that she was

left them when she left

I kneel down

when I pray

It's High Lent

Purple cloth upon the altar

Who's that rising?

Jesu mein freunde

I am his lover

and his scibe

Reflecting

the marble cross

So much light

Dear Bishop Saint

of Eire

Transcendent

transparency

His eyes, his brow

his beard

I celebrate him

and try to chase out

the snakes

Time to leave trails

of glory

Can you spot St Patrick?

Miraculous
Life
goes on

In the trees

Your Flaneur is there

Saint Patrick's day

17 March 2017