the redwoods and found a drive -in movie screen
And an owl to take the ticket,
ly ing in the passenger seat
I parked the at the center
I parked the car at the center of the clearing,
rolled back my seat to get a look at the screen.
The blue moon rose up behind me, casting shadows of the trees,
like men and mothers and children
friend on the driving movie screen
and listened to the wolves
The figures blurred and faded
as the moon rose up above me
And I peered around at the forest
Got out of the car with the
Staring into the projection booth,
I saw traces of a face like mine
In the mountains and valleys,
dry lakes and craters of a stone -cold satellite
Got back into the car, drove it away
Back to a bright city in a warm bed
Got back in the car, drove it away
Headlights to spy on the trees