San Diego has seen rain this year

it poured on a royal memory.

the remnants of sidewalk chalk draw

tracks down my cheeks,

neon corals abandoned in the

presence of impending rain,

puddle-skips and giggles and

lost images simmering in Crayola steam,

the dissipation of youth

did you know that

the white crayon is the fastest to roll

down the open curve of a textbook?

do you know

how to curl your body

to roll the fastest down a hill?

mind the grass stains on your linen pants,

and more importantly,

mind minding them.