along the long, tidal river
an indian word meaning
college towns
a good use of land
evergreens
pine and droopy fir
pinecones growing thick
this time of year
hike anywhere
hike in your backyard
up one of those hills
see a warehouse from there
a pond
industry then forest
forest then industry
subdivisions before subdivisions
advent and yellow buses
bright as the low-hanging moon
trucking its way through winter-white
& brown/green
undisturbed trees are islands
in a tobacco farmer’s fields
red barns for drying
long as a runway
europe colony connecticut
a highway knowing where to go
a river not dammed
happy with ice
its fish headed south
for a night
in the sea-borne city.
They swim with the lights of disco in their eyes.
The Writing of John B. Randall 