California Love (Denise Levertov Tribute)

As you sleep you dream of California,
Always draped and encased in gold.
You always watch as the short, cold
Days of winter and its dimly lit aura
 
Disappears into the pale, amber light.
Will you be thinking of her? Because
Although you will take one long pause
To admire her in her glory in the night,
 
But what about all the other seasons?
Because you can be loving her during
All the good memories, but enduring
The fire together is not in the reasons
 
In which you have loved her the best.  
You are thinking of her paradise, but
It comes with fragility too. You shut
Yourself off and away from the rest  
 
Of the world, but you she will always
Holds a spot in your heart. No matter
Where you go you know the splatter
Of spring rain as the horizon’s haze
 
Beckons you back into her embrace.
In your soul it has always been home
Because no matter how far you roam
You come back to her and you trace
 
Heritage there, surviving wars, but she
Still stands there with pride. Her land
Keep surviving and your eyes will blur
With tears because despite wanting to be
 
Able to stay forever, you may have to
Leave her, but her love is inside of you.

 
 
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