conversing inside gas pump-stop
impoverished-open roads leading to the oblivious
impoverished-open roads leading to the oblivious
all smash converge at once,
all smash converge at once,
someplace upstairs,
someplace upstairs,
where actual mountains of water,
where actual mountains of water,
oceans of land
oceans of land
comprising northern states
comprising northern states
bestow upon the lower regions
bestow upon the lower regions
a deluge of balance
a deluge of balance
“where you goin this time, stranger?”
“where you goin this time, stranger?”
“how can you tell I’m leavin?”
“how can you tell I’m leavin?”
“no can disclose, Mr. Jones”
“no can disclose, Mr. Jones”
in these parts
in these parts
in these times,
in these times,
the FBI asks my friends
the FBI asks my friends
to be their friends
to be their friends
survivors,
survivors,
believers in the enchanted ‘60s,
believers in the enchanted ‘60s,
will remember all those strange stories,
will remember all those strange stories,
we believers listened
we believers listened
heard it all, nodding,
heard it all, nodding,
yet continued building bridges
yet continued building bridges
stretching into the '70
stretching into the '70
and continuing on
and continuing on
“hi there, brother, got any new ideas?”
“hi there, brother, got any new ideas?”
“as a matter of fact, yes, and thanks for noticing”
“as a matter of fact, yes, and thanks for noticing”
“well, these NY mountains taught me easy”
“well, these NY mountains taught me easy”
“then let’s all celebrate those colors”
“then let’s all celebrate those colors”
“got any suggestions?”
“got any suggestions?”
“ummmm…how bout praising water…?”
“ummmm…how bout praising water…?”
“why water?”
“why water?”
“well, we are!”
“well, we are!”
“yes! thanks for reminding me!”
“yes! thanks for reminding me!”
“thanks for tuning in!”
“thanks for tuning in!”
" and hey, we can always keep riding
" and hey, we can always keep riding
that old dirt road
that old dirt road
all the way to White Lake
all the way to White Lake
5/15/73
5/15/73