WINDOW VIEW
(a train ride from NYC
to Florida)
cement mountain
parking lots, homes from
eighteen fifty five
blue, plastic train -
river - slime near a
coral fence, ships in
corn fields
giant bridges near muddy
water, beneath
cable cars, run down
darkness stretches shadows
white lace foam
past an island
past cement pilings
near nuclear waste -
cloudy water,
lost its’ reflection a boat
sailing in a murky river
near graffiti, broken
windows
cops and robbers on the
prowl - cafe, bar,
platform vacant...
storage bins, garage -
tires, high wire
acts, tin soldiers
cement birthing weeds...
metal machines, rusted
plows of sunshine
sailboats of distant dreams...
cement castles, red roofs
sea gulls flying high
broken homes near
swamps, a warehouse
empty, a parking lot
a hard hat rests
on a splintered bench,
a bearded man sleeps
inside a railroad car
imagining the ride
Eighteen wheeler, orange
cones, flying lumber
trains... close to a prison
gate, wired fenced,
comfort station closed,
stone arches,
playground panic
disturbing dreams.
Nancy Duci Denofio
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