To Santa Fe Do you need it? Can you feel it in the same old way? I can feel it from the mountain top Runnin' down to the foamy brine In a rest'rant 'cross a table top Looking into a glass of wine Whispering in the evening breeze Green leaves glist'ning eucalyptus trees Can you hear them? Or get near them?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Nostalgia for a place evokes sensory memories and a sense of longing.
- In plain terms
- Thinking of a place brings back sights, sounds, and feelings.
- What can you take from it?
- Places trigger deep emotional memories.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What place do you miss?
- What senses recall it?
Another view
Memories can be misleading over time.
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