Noveyre

Down The Road

Hot nights, faded fireflies, 

whole sky, living lightly 

 

It looks like a few miles of bad road- 

windows down, push pedal to go. 

 

there were potholes that shook our sides, 

but all those things, they make the ride. 

 

Humming softly, with an evening breeze

the horizon far eager to greet me. 

 

And the only rain are the Orionids 

falling down on this sable street

wreaking white on ebony 

myself enraptured in my seat. 

 

And the east a purplish chalcedony, 

where my road is leading

carrying me to solace and sanctuary 

to a better place I\'m steering.