away from the interstate
at the bottom of a handmade clay pot
there's a spider that hasn't moved
in a century
clapboard
houses
lining
the two-lanepaint peeling up until
it gets dark
the
timber too
has
takena beating
leaves will be browning
before their time
overweight
semis
roll
throughon a regular schedule
crossing the centerline
skirting the shoulder
sweeping up gravel
mom
& pop places
keep
the old folks busythe kids will be leaving
before summer ends
---
e b bortz
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