Taco Bell revisited
Dreaming California
I remember Taco Bell
So well
Long before
They came to these shores
I remember English muffins
In a San Francisco hotel
Long before
I ever saw them
Anywhere in England
Fisherman’s Wharf and
Clam chowder
Barking sea lions
Basking in the sun
Lazing on the pier
Taking all of it in
With my two best girls
Hotel and motel rooms
Sierra Nevada in early spring
Thaw freeze thaw
Sequoia grand
Endless vistas
Half Dome mountain
Pacific Highway
Another motel room
You and I kicked out
When you wouldn’t sleep
Until
Strapped into the Buick
You soon began your dreams
As I continued mine
You my sleeping companion
Cliffs overlooking the majestic
Ocean
Grey whales breaching in the distance
Who needs sleep
When angels dance across the waters
Monterey Bay
Sea otters
Gophers
Kelp and sand
Dolphins synchronised
Cross the bay
In unison
Onto
San Diego and
Sea World
We love you Shamu we do
Shame about how you
Suffer the
Floppy fin
A Willy deep within
Never to be free
Though we three
Will never forget
Our California dreaming
One day we may return
As did you two
Retracing our steps
Revisiting
Taco Bell
About the Creator
Raymond G. Taylor
Author living in Kent, England. Writer of short stories and poems in a wide range of genres, forms and styles. A non-fiction writer for 40+ years. Subjects include art, history, science, business, law, and the human condition.
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Comments (2)
We stilll have Taco Bell here! Interestingly enough, I actually worked there when I was 14 years old, with a Health Certificate and Hardship Permit, required because the legal age was 16.
This and that a way to revisit such a place. Hope it was mainly good memories and such. Good job.