Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Verse: The secret language of travelers

what day
is it
today

we left
a month ago
or so

and since
then there was
Maryland

close to
Baltimore but
not there

maybe
a state park
or a gothic church

not like
that time
in Florida

three days
were well below
freezing

more like
Arkansas or
Corpus Christi

but not Quebec
at least
not yet

was it
two weeks
or ten days

the Smithsonian
alone
would take a week

and more
particularly down south
it is congested

to sit and eat lunch
in an old train
someone has imagination

so many friends
never travel
so much unseen

life
must be like
a waiting room

but we
move on
restlessly

looking for
something
perhaps an end

you never know
you might catch it
unawares

hiding
from us
in the trees

waiting for
a chance
to pounce.

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  1. You don't have to share this comment if you don't want (or, feel free). Do you like negative feedback? Or, rather, welcome it? This is the first of yours I've read that I said, "huh?" without connecting. Unfortunately, I have no idea why.

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