0) Sonnet Of The Pacific Poem by Otradom Pelogo

It's taken ten years to realize you have to say hello before good-bye
To her mountains, sunsets, her skies and peoples
So when she follows, it will be dreams that follow a sigh
Of Schools, highways, buildings and steeples

From the legendary LA, to the great Northwest
I'll tell the story by the way my listeners dream
Of how to love and indulge in this great quest
Through towns and cities even greater than what they seem

Uniqueness can delight, making the smallest great
Making humanity an edifice for all to admire
When calling home, I'm sure they'll know that I'll be late
Knowing that there is another place with as much passion and desire

It will take as many years as I'm promised to say good-bye
Since every time I sit and think, a dream is followed by a sigh.