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.