Lower Haight Local

Nonprofit neighborhood paper · Est. 2025

August 2025 edition · Poetry

Let’s Meet at Duboce

The halcyon sun glares.

Illustration of corn and leaves beside the poem.
Illustration by Natalie Quek (@nataliequek.studio)

The halcyon sun glares.
Still, we hide from its rays in each other’s arms,
drawn by magnetic attraction.
Lounging on green grass endowed with spiritual mysticism,
we spend a beautiful day at the park:
An afternoon buzzing - dogs walking, kids playing, birds chirping.
For this second, I believe perfect moments do exist.
I have not felt a romantic bliss like this before.

Have a correction or something to add? Write to the paper.

Follow our RSS feed for new stories, or contribute your own.

More from the neighborhood

All stories →

A little closer to the neighborhood

Good stories.
Right around the corner.

Get new stories, neighborhood happenings, and a note from the paper in your inbox. Free, and easy to unsubscribe.