for E.M.
our car crawls through I-96
and idle light
we race through conversations
wondering
at coincidence and serendipity
of finding the exit
for "Baldwin Street" just as we
gush about
James Baldwin's centenary
or of seeing
"Dayton Freight" just as we were
discussing
a time at the University of Dayton
So... now fired up
by our "power to manifest"
we tidy up earth--
call out all we want: world peace,
an election landslide,
an end to poverty... and billionaires,
humane higher ed...
It's as if we believe in the madness
in ourselves
as we believe in the hopeful darkness
cradling stars
___________________
Pic: The Red Cedar through the grille on the Spartan Bridge.
12 comments:
Wow, what a great photo!
Yes please! World peace, an election landslide, an end to poverty... let's all manifest these.
If you can manifest that sounds like a pretty good list.
Nice photo and words.
Oh, I love this! I can see it, feel it, and hear it all.
I'm glad you took that moment of power and sent out your Manifest Wish List into the Universe.
There was a spider's web there I tried to catch, but couldn't...
Yes!
Voting might...
Thanks!
Thanks, Nance!
What a fun frame for that beautiful view!
Thanks, Friend!
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