by: Jonathan Dubow
passing through tennessee valley
passing through tennessee valley
prostrated
with grief old gin carpets and rugs
in the same place the great river floodplain
in the same place drawing isobars on maps just sobbing
with the same meter limestone miles
at the same time bridge to the moon
passing through bone of blue ridge
passing through bone of blue ridge track through river valley
driving through the creek up to the gray sky
with the same meter you come out wearing black socks and turn on the fire
how much do i not want to answer the door
in the same place altogether
where our host spent thirty-four years on the mountain
in the same place we take the dogs out
there are ecstatic southern baptists at the church next door
we come back quickly
thinking about who in the past saw through this world
with the same meter the four wolves in the copper
two are howling in the woods stonehouses
from the end of the last universe
passing through glassware mountains
passing through glassware mountains
crockery mountains
with the same meter big sandy river kentucky coal plant smell
last bell the cell towers little sandy river
ping lighting up the spine
at the same time arc and rage
knobs horizons
kentucky folk arts center
at the same time
barns in twilight fences bare trees patios
in space mealy machine sky
laundry and ink paper everywhere
with the same meter kentucky river green slow shaker
village of herrod hill kentucky brourbon trail
time’s the elevator time’s the mule
