A CAKE OF ROSES
WALKING THROUGH
THE PATHWAY
OF A PRISTINE
LANDSCAPE
LINED WITH
SEASONAL NATURAL
BOWERS AND
COASTAL FLOWERS
WE COME TO
A WALLED GARDEN
WITH A LARGE DOOR
STRONGLY CLOSED
AND NOTED TO BE
“A PRIVATE EVENT”
I GUESS THE
INTENT IS TO
ELIMINATE THE
UNINVITED,
BUT I AM AMONG
THOSE LUCKY ONES
TO OPEN THE LATCH
INTO A PARADISE
OF WILD CELEBRATION
FULL OF STREAMERS
AND TABLES
OF JOYOUS CREATION,
PLATES AND SILVER
NAPKINS AND GLASSES
BOTTLES OF WINE
AND BRIGHT SUNSHINE,
IT’S A BIRTHDAY PARTY
FOR MONTEREY,
HUNDREDS OF YEARS
OF HISTORY, THEY SAY,
A PLAN THAT HAS
LASTED THROUGH
TREASURES AND TEARS
THEY EACH HAVE A
PURPOSE
ATTENDING WITH
CHEERS,
I WANDER AND GREET
MANY GOOD FACES
AND INTERVIEW THOSE
WHO ARE OFF TO THE
THE RACES,
THERE IS FOOD TO
PREPARE
AND A PROGRAM TO
SHARE,
SENIORITAS AS QUEENS
IN THEIR VERY FIRST DREAM,
THE PATHWAY
OF A PRISTINE
LANDSCAPE
LINED WITH
SEASONAL NATURAL
BOWERS AND
COASTAL FLOWERS
WE COME TO
A WALLED GARDEN
WITH A LARGE DOOR
STRONGLY CLOSED
AND NOTED TO BE
“A PRIVATE EVENT”
I GUESS THE
INTENT IS TO
ELIMINATE THE
UNINVITED,
BUT I AM AMONG
THOSE LUCKY ONES
TO OPEN THE LATCH
INTO A PARADISE
OF WILD CELEBRATION
FULL OF STREAMERS
AND TABLES
OF JOYOUS CREATION,
PLATES AND SILVER
NAPKINS AND GLASSES
BOTTLES OF WINE
AND BRIGHT SUNSHINE,
IT’S A BIRTHDAY PARTY
FOR MONTEREY,
HUNDREDS OF YEARS
OF HISTORY, THEY SAY,
A PLAN THAT HAS
LASTED THROUGH
TREASURES AND TEARS
THEY EACH HAVE A
PURPOSE
ATTENDING WITH
CHEERS,
I WANDER AND GREET
MANY GOOD FACES
AND INTERVIEW THOSE
WHO ARE OFF TO THE
THE RACES,
THERE IS FOOD TO
PREPARE
AND A PROGRAM TO
SHARE,
SENIORITAS AS QUEENS
IN THEIR VERY FIRST DREAM,
YOU FIND FAMILIES
AND FRIENDS
TIED IN RIBBONS AND
COSTUMES
SHARING OLD STORIES
OF MONTEREY GLORY,
WATCHING THE THREE
LOVELY GIRLS
PARARDE
POSE AND SMILE
IN LOVELY CHARADE,
WHILE FAMOUS
STRONG
MEN COOK
AND FROLIC AGAIN,
THERE ARE NAMES
YOU WILL KNOW
AND SOME YOU WILL NOT
BUT THAT IS
PART OF THE
HISTORICAL PLOT,
AS THE SCRUMPTIOUS
MORSELS ARE LAID
OUT FOR ALL
A PARADE FORMS IN
THE PASSION
OF HISTORICAL BALLS,
THEY EAT AND THEY
DRINK, WHILE WE
WANDER AND WINK,
GRABBING THEIR
STORIES
OF HISTORY AND
MYSTERY,
WHICH FINALLY
COMES TO THE
SUMPTUOUS END:
A CAKE FULL OF
ROSES
A SIGHT TO SUSPEND
AND KEEP FOR
A MEMORY,
DOUSED IN THE GLORY
OF FRESH BLOOMS
AND COLORS
ARRANGED BY THE
LADY WHO KNOWS
ALL THE OTHERS,
THE SOUL FREES
AND FLIES
WHILE SPIRITS WILL RISE
AND FINISH THEIR SLICE
WITH VANILLA
AND SPICE,
I LEAVE WITH
A MEMORY
TO KEEP WITH
GOOD CHEER,
AND A WISH
AND A PRAYER
TO RETURN
WITH MY LOVE
IN THE VERY
NEXT YEAR,
LA MERIENDA LIVES
ON FROM
THE DUSK
TO THE DAWN!
AND FRIENDS
TIED IN RIBBONS AND
COSTUMES
SHARING OLD STORIES
OF MONTEREY GLORY,
WATCHING THE THREE
LOVELY GIRLS
PARARDE
POSE AND SMILE
IN LOVELY CHARADE,
WHILE FAMOUS
STRONG
MEN COOK
AND FROLIC AGAIN,
THERE ARE NAMES
YOU WILL KNOW
AND SOME YOU WILL NOT
BUT THAT IS
PART OF THE
HISTORICAL PLOT,
AS THE SCRUMPTIOUS
MORSELS ARE LAID
OUT FOR ALL
A PARADE FORMS IN
THE PASSION
OF HISTORICAL BALLS,
THEY EAT AND THEY
DRINK, WHILE WE
WANDER AND WINK,
GRABBING THEIR
STORIES
OF HISTORY AND
MYSTERY,
WHICH FINALLY
COMES TO THE
SUMPTUOUS END:
A CAKE FULL OF
ROSES
A SIGHT TO SUSPEND
AND KEEP FOR
A MEMORY,
DOUSED IN THE GLORY
OF FRESH BLOOMS
AND COLORS
ARRANGED BY THE
LADY WHO KNOWS
ALL THE OTHERS,
THE SOUL FREES
AND FLIES
WHILE SPIRITS WILL RISE
AND FINISH THEIR SLICE
WITH VANILLA
AND SPICE,
I LEAVE WITH
A MEMORY
TO KEEP WITH
GOOD CHEER,
AND A WISH
AND A PRAYER
TO RETURN
WITH MY LOVE
IN THE VERY
NEXT YEAR,
LA MERIENDA LIVES
ON FROM
THE DUSK
TO THE DAWN!
©J.W. WINSLOW 7/1/17
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