A Summer Day on the Island

 

 

 

Impromptu sojourn to Alameda

leads to felicitous discovery

much of it inside  my own head

 

 

Flag of the

U.S.A.

 

Had a meeting in my building

 then I was glad to get outside

for a day of relaxation

 

But what to do with it?

 

 

I'll just wander out prepared

and something will occur to me

 

 

Something's is coming to me

I wanted to sit somewhere

by the water and have a smoke

 

That's it

an appropriate bus

happened to be

waiting

 

 

Off to Alameda again

Turntable town

Retro-city 

 

 

Where the flag

will never cease to fly

 

Where the Space Age

never ended

 

Perfect for 1970s Punk singles,

Hold your fingers in your ears

it's the Cramp's "Human Fly"

96 tears in 96 eyes

 

 

This artifact is even older

 

A tote box for 45s

 

 

A vintage Crosley All-in-One,

Crosley Bendix was yet another

stage name for Don Joyce

a friend and collaborator

who left us in July 2015

 

Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh

wore Don's final zebra-skin cowboy hat

for their encore at

at the recent Burger Boogaloo

in homage to the mix-master of Negativland

and Over the Edge

 

 

 

Holy cowboy hat,

Batman!

 

 

Resting Batmobile

It will remain safe parked here

as I continue on foot

 

 

 

Old Brexit Brian

We sent our porcine president

across the pond 

on a Trump baby blimp

Hope they show him a good time

 

 

 

Emblematic flag

over the people's post office

 

 

Glory at the nature center

Crab Cove

Can you spot the big bumble bee?

 

Now when kids draw flowers

they add a skull

 

 

A glorious day

of ideal temperature

wispy clouds and a breeze

 

 

The walkway is certainly

 submarine today

here come Canada geese

 

They swam right over to me

as if they were expecting me

Someone must feed them here

 

Well off you pop then

 

 

The whole conga line

paddled off in the direction

of Crown Beach

 

Rock Island line, baby

 

Trees are expressive

if you look with care

 

Flooded window effect

at the Coast Guard

recruitment center

 

In case you happen to be

strapped

 

 

When I took this one the door

opened and a handsome

Coast Guardsman came out

to see what I was about

 

I'm all about Summer

the birds and the bees

and the beautiful Bay area

 

Land of abundant

Ice cream treats

 

Fantasy delivery truck

 

He's still proudly rocking

his Pride coloration

 

Fellas, enjoy your adult beverage but

Please don't paw the dames

 

 

Another season in the sun

for the venerable RAY Man

child of July

 

Shall I take

the Batmobile?

 

Perhaps astride a sacred cow

I'll project myself

tunnel under the estuary

back to 8tgh Street

 

Later as I made dinner

the sky turned gold

 

I memorialize

another

 cloudscape

 

 

 

 

12 July 2018