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April 22, 2009

Ode To Santa Cruz

There's a town people visit, they can't stay away.
They drive "over the hill", down to Monterey Bay.

It's a place where there's always a bit of a breeze.
Even when the rest of the West must resort to A.C.

The fog rolls in and out; it is quite a routine.
Keeping redwood trees healthy on Route 17.

It's spunky and funky, with a laid-back sort of charm.
Where you can eat a burrito as thick as your arm.

The students in school here think the trees deserve hugs.
Their mascot is infamous--the fighting banana slugs!

The locals--Well! They march to a different drummer.
You won't find many here who'll be driving those Hummers.

Head down to the wharf and stare out at the water.
That crunching you hear--it's a hungry sea otter!


The Boardwalk rollercoaster is right on the beach.
Even the surfers on Steamer's value freedom of speech.


Old Route One beckons, with its views of the coastline.
And its reminders of the big earthquake in 1989.


It's a town without nukes, where you can grow giant cukes,
It's a place people call: SANTA CRUZ.

Posted by sorsha at April 22, 2009 6:39 PM