June 24, 2023

Poetry by Jackie Dee

Jackie Dee

In San Francisco

Lazy afternoon in the city The relish the sunshine I set out Golden Gate, the Avenues, Haight Ashbury or Marina I peddle on to North Beach To Washington Square to laze In the grass To watch passersby of a million colors Wearily my heart beats slow And my mind drifts off to sleep In the grass I am one A flavor of the masses As fog moves in my senses awaken Blades of grass imprinted on my cheek I catch my breath for motivation needed To peddle onward toward home.

About the author 

Jackie Dee

Jackie Dee is a writer and editor with a background in printing and publishing. She is the founder of Headliners Mission Group, where she leads the launch of an online magazine focused on serving teens in Licking County, Ohio.


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