town & country. new england roads with trees on either side,
roads of trees, regimented but so pleasant
families: tight bundles of dynamics. good to have an in.
the equilateral triangles of highway trusses
make statements when seen at an angle.
helllo portland.
a feeling of ritual subsumption, wearing the groove
pleasant like a sleepy day, ripe.
season has that effect, one remembers ritual without trying.
memory as ritual. the quiet identity of a car passenger.
names and words and the feeling of cold are familiar.
parking garages and other injuries.
umweltbubbles popping on collision with past
ride the ridge of ritual alert;
guide it and be guided by it.
shape oneself via the world.
scary to perceive oneself via the world.
to be of rails.
that the day of year matters is a surprise, always.
that things are not homogenous, that stories are unconscioiusly
important, continues to surprise me.
so does no-one else thinking this car is cold.
boothbay canoe shield bowdoin brunswick bath, happiness?
camo truck, nightmare camo,
dark unseen patterns visible under those spray templates
next time bring up board games.