5/1/99
Perhaps looking back
At something like this is harder
To do, the energy spent on observation, where I usually find
The time to stack words and images like
Cord wood and save it to burn when the pen
Meets paper
These things seem permanent, inflammable
So I suppose that building something that
Will last will be more work than lighting
An inky match…
Foreign experience in a foreign land
Vacation: maybe there