Dear Seattle,
We’re the Pacific Northwest
and the great Puget Sound
with Olympics and Cascades
encircled around
We’re Patriotic
and worked hard to try
putting B-17 Fortresses
high in the sky
We’re the Tech Giants
pioneers Bill and Paul
with our Amazon marketplace
shipping dreams to us all
We’re the Emerald City
made of 12’s, My-Oh-My
protected by a Needle
watching down from the sky
We’re Music and Song
our legacy plays
from a trio of jazz through a Purple Haze
cries from the Heart and Mr. Cobain
we listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
We’re Science and Compassion
world-class researchers too
with the best doctors and nurses
caring for you
We’re the Arts and Cuisine
Bruce and Hammering Man
we lounge with Dahlia
while “keeping clam”
We’re the Duwamish
“Of the Inside” we were called
we are inside again
til the virus curve falls
We’re a Spirit of Caring
we’ll help those infected
knowing we are each other
and all connected
We are a village
our pause button pressed
our sacrifice working
but we must not rest
We are Seattle
we’ll start again clean
under the bluest skies
you’ve ever seen
Love,
Keith