Dimmer now the city lights,
their beating, unbound energies
abridged
like the brightest blazing candle spent.
A flame remains,
forever fused to the city's soul,
burned in an afterimage
of freewheeling factions
and freedom fighters,
immortalized in verse and love.
Guardian to howling spirits,
balefire to the wayfaring fringe,
prophet of peace and light
and revolution,
his white and wizened smile
ebbs into grey fog,
and streetlights flicker
for an eternal instant,
from North Beach to the heavens.
Yet the beat drums on–
with one
conspicuous
skip,
deafening in its silence.
– Carter Chase, DL+A team member
San Francisco lost a giant this week, but so much of what this city means today still rests upon his shoulders. Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and founder of City Lights, dead at 101.
I hope you enjoyed this little, poetic tribute from our team, featured in our February newsletter.
Also featured in our second February newsletter:
New York Times: Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Enduring San Francisco
SF Chronicle: A 139-year-old S.F. Victorian is getting moved this weekend. It's going to cost $400,000
The Atlantic: Welcome to the Post-pandemic Dream Home
and our own February 2021 San Francisco Real Estate Market Update here on daniellelazier.com:
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