a white shirt........................Outside
of Cortez, the road begins to climb into the mountains.
          
soft fur...........................That moment when the desert gives 
way to the mountains
                                       
warm milk.........................(where silicon magicians shed their
identities like snake skins
                   
the sound of water.........as the air
turns thin and cold
                  
brown grass on the hills.......on Lizards Head Pass)    
                                     
cold water......................remains in memory     
                   
blood stains...................like the road that follows the    
creek
               
had he been there all along?........from Boulder to Nederland
sleep...............................or the road through the dogwood  
and pines
    
the smell of green grass....that leads to the Stanislous    
river.
    
where the water 
.........................Six miles on the road,
    
warm sun.....and then suddenly the river is roaring clear and green 
through the canyon.
         
they always fled....................                                
making things....................                                       
blue shirt.......................  
the cabin where we were working............. 
                                     
still resided in my memory........                   
never know why...............                                     
on the meadow above the creek        
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footprints..........................                                    
unwashed windows...........                                     
a dark corner....................                                      
the pine trees overhead......                                       
walking.............................                                    
riding................................                                  
the horizon........................