City Sidewalks

I have my decorations

just as I like them

but there's no room for company

Gypsy guy bespangled

one-eyed dog

the street is Dickensian

nowadays

Cake gallery

Dressed in Holiday style

Old Oakland

Elves have big bells,

Myth?

Young people of both sexes

may cherish this idea

when they are young

And perhaps some middle-aged

cat-fancying spinsters

Come on out of doors

More risk and more squalor

But fresh air, adventure

and exercise await

My Mom bought this

Italia manger when

I was a little kid,

I still have it

Coffee shop chain

bullshit semiotics

Project XO

refracting in Solstice sunshine

Drive-by Virgin Mary

on Piedmont avenue

Adjacent to the

XO exhibition spot

Strange cats

observable in

secretive Chinatown

Tinsel letters

over the sidewalk

different tongues all

spell dream

 

The wonderful wonderful Cat

Where's my cat pal today?

Exit through

the religious gift shop

See the lady all dressed in red

Coca Cola got her by the head

Dream baby dream

Celebrate

Campanile noir

Solstice sunset

from the Campanile

Dante's Xmas tree

Gallery of shadows

Xmas tree stupa

Good boy with cake

on the bus

Lava lamp holiday

We are all oddities

in our own special way

Everybody's a coming Buddha,

not yet all Catholics

Good cheer along

the ramparts

Seagull Xmas tree

Downtown Oakland

Lonely commercial decoration

 at night

Stay woke

to the spirit

All things must pass

Beware of darkness

I see the clock tower

from my window

reflected in police headquarters

changing colors

Merry Christmas
to one and all
Slainte!

December 2017