i follow the  tire tracks west.  they go 
 parallel with  the  railroad,  with  its 
 endless mirrors  looking kinda oily.  an 
 incredible power bound there... there's  
 a wire fence to separate  the two roads. 
                                          
 even though there's a foggy  quality  to 
 the  air, the path i follow  is glowing. 
 a   yellow-green  moss  has  taken  hold 
 where  the  machines   who  made   these 
 tracks  once disturbed the clover field. 
                                          
 we're  off  the  season  when the  birds 
 sing beautifully. these  days  it's just 
       screeches, or calls for help.      
                                          
 i   think   of  the   jackdaw  i  maimed 
   yesterday. i fear the dreaming gate.