(UFG - 2013)
The following poem presents a different version of the popular song “California Dreamin'” by The Mammas and The Papas (1965).
California Steamin'
By Clinton VanInman – Contributing Poet
All the tress are brown
And the sky is gray
I've been for a walk
On a greenhouse day.
I should be safe and sound now
If I was miles from L.A.
California steamin'
On such a sweltering day.
Stopped into a church
I stumbled along the way
Got down on my knees
And prayed for a rainy day.
You know the preacher likes it cold
Now that all his candles have melted away,
California steamin'
Please don't take my fan away.
Disponível em: <http://cafe.cynicmag.com/>. Acesso em: 20 set. 2012.
Glossário:
steamin': fumegante
sweltering: abafado
stumbled: cambaleei
“I should be safe and sound now/ If I was miles from L.A.” means that the poet
isn't in Los Angeles (L.A.).
feels free of danger in L.A.