Georgia O\u2019Keeffe clouds
\ncrowd the sky today\u2014
\nsome vast Southwest vista
\nempty, the god of rain away.
\nWhy winter here Tlaloc?
\nWhere the freeways run
\nwith noise? Whole hillsides
\nlost to light quakes
\nor lit cigarettes?<\/p>\n
On land scraped clean
\nbefore I was born
\nold freeways
\nwith saint names
\nthe numbers
\nI know.<\/p>\n
Ahead a loose tarp
\nwaves to cars
\nfrom a truck bed
\nflurries of petal hearts!
\nDrifts of blossom
\nobstruct lanes\u2014
\nroad and sky
\na moment
\nthe same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Georgia O\u2019Keeffe clouds crowd the sky today\u2014 some vast Southwest vista empty, the god of rain away. Why winter here Tlaloc? Where the freeways run with noise? Whole hillsides lost to light quakes or lit cigarettes? On land scraped clean before I was born old freeways with saint names the numbers I know. Ahead a … Continue reading Cloud Rider<\/span>