Tunnel along thin straits of concrete light
inlaid in gaps where night draws near to night;
discard the destination of your brief
and endless road, and let the iron leaf
drift 60 m.p.h. down asphalt streams,
until a sudden exit ramp redeems
your consciousness. Live here in hurried hours,
crossing old terrain of foreign powers,
archaic worlds where the midnight blue
contains electric stars, [...]
Edens Expressway
City to country to city
It occurred to me today that it could be tremendously beautiful just to drive straight in one direction from the center of the city into the country, going from the extremes of urban order and chaos into the calm autumn void of the most remote countryside. There is such a vast contrast between those two, [...]
Reflection
While driving my thirty-mile commute to and from work, I often listen to music or audiobooks. They have redeemed hours of dull highway driving with entertainment and inspiration. But I’ve been finding that I sometimes enjoy the silence, especially after a day of frenetic work. The car gives me an excuse for uninterrupted reflection.
I think [...]
Highway of bewilderment
Driving down the highway on my way home today, enjoying the sudden fall colors, I began thinking about how strange and utterly different it looked.
Turns out it looked that way because it is strange and utterly different.
My first piece of evidence: not more than a quarter of a mile down the highway, I stopped for [...]