C R O S S I N G O N T A R I O
joking and somber
and joking and sober
.
all the stores closed
afternoon Wednesdays
very dark
snow clouds in
July
in
the first days
of August
west southwest to
east northeast
it flows
cafe brightness
light blue walls
mirrors lake scenes as if
reflected off snow
hard to order
a vanilla sundae easy
one small cold ball
round in stainless steel
see the model station over the road
spur line here
to Hudson's Bay
where the railroad must stop
Esquimaux
they want you to work
they don't want you to sleep
.
what
I move so
thickly through into
very furry
.
not so much
the forest
with its
gleams of silver
meadow fucking
meadow meadow
.
blue birds
mountain rings
the tow
of the body
H O R S E S
grass
brush
fire
sky
oaks
smoke
wood houses
wood houses
warm greys zone
sun
in the ocean
sand
river bed
California
Almond
Growers
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R O B E R T G R E N I E R
Series
This
1978
