Humboldt County - May 14, 2024

I moved here for the weather

I moved here for the trees

I moved here for the beauty

And the cool sea breeze.

I got all that and extra:

Poison Oak, Banana slugs,

Blackberry vines forever,

And ubiquitous pillbugs,

The dense fog hanging over

That dulls the winter days,

And colors my emotions

A dark and dreary gray,

The shaking ground that scares me,

The heavy pouring rains,

But at least there is no traffic

And no need for tire chains.

So Humboldt, here is to you -

The bad and all the good,

You’ll be my home forever,

My beloved neighborhood.