a farm with one foot in the desert, the other in an orchard
on the famous fortress, and home
not forgotten flower-brightened
blood brothers that once spewed diamonds
the stage for bitter diamonds and romance
embody orange
stimulated by home
by hooks in flesh
at the entrance to
good hope, natal, a garden spot
a collapsing strange language
when fashions changed, a faithful friend
of the youthful
hang their gleaming precious
whites and blacks
trekking through
on your way to California!

