Going East

A poem about a trip last summer, written by someone dear to me.

GOING EAST

(c) 2006 by cc

elk, wandering through amber waves of grain.
amber waves of grain.
bald, hay-harvested hills.
hawks. several. unsure of what type.
cow birds
morning doves
house finch
golden finch
sparrows

quail (but no quail babies)
deer drinking from river.
deer grazing in meadow.
baby deer. full-on bambi, by side of highway.
chipmunk.
rattlesnake (possible. sleeping.)
other lovely snake in middle of road. delight to watch it slide into
the
grass.
las vacas. siempre.
los caballos. !que guapos!

emma, the spazzy.
ellie, the insistant.
billie bob, the constant.

heron. blue. on deschutes.
seagulls.
sun-silver wings of unknown flock of birds, flying against shadow of
dark
cliffs.

a prosperous spider on a sage bush.
many moths. one on buddha's eyebrow.

a desert sage called johnny.
a turn-of-the-centry trash heap.
baby cows on the side of the road to heaven.
lone trees on lone hills.
pony butte with ribbons of ash and algae skeletons.
horse heaven ghost town disneyland mine and the sinister trailer.
monocular detective work.
love and snacks on the gravel at the side of the road.
bliss.