Bricks and Ivy
Carleton College, 28 October 2005
We've a bird’s eye view
Of limestone bluffs
Where steam converges
On October's tributary
Flying up river
Over wood and stubble
A clock tower advances
A dolly shot convenes
to your cameo
Jump cut to:
Second hand ticking
Awaiting matriculation
On the hour, every hour
Unattended bells toll
for the hearing impaired
Vibrating bricks and ivy
It's a long way back
To the chicken shack