You say I do not
remember
But you never even
knew
What do you know of
our mountains?
What are apple trees
to you?
I remember how the
rain comes
In the middle of the
night
Doesn't leave for
six months straight for
Skies of blue or
ground of white
I remember every
oyster
That the tide has
overturned
And for every one
match fire,
I remember how it
burned
I remember alpine
meadows
Topped with snow in
mid July
And I've seen the
baby dolphin
I have watched the
osprey fly
When you tell me of
your cities
How your climate is
the best
Wait and learn about
my ocean
Spend a year or two
out west
I remember foggy
beaches
Only stones along
the shores
But I'd take the
barnacle rocks
Over any sands of
yours
Where it's never hot
and humid
And it's never cold
and dry,
Half an hour from
sea level,
I have climbed a
mile high
You can laugh at our
volcano,
But we have no
hurricanes
And no lightening in
mid-August
In fact, we've no
summer rains
I remember walking
barefoot
In the city by the
Sound
Eating Thai curry or
gyros
By the best fountain
around
I can well recall
the market
With the downstairs
ice cream shop
And that great
iconic needle
With the restaurant
on top
I remember riding
ferries
With the wind right
in my face
Eating salmon by the
seaside
After a cross
country race
You can have your
famous cheesesteak
Or your fabulous
cream pies
But go west three
thousand miles
For a real paradise
