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a turnpike

June 25, 2019 by Michael Guerin

so much once depended
on williams’ red wheel
barrow
sitting beside chickens
ranging freely
across some farmer’s
front lawn.

now a mini-mall graces
the landscape
with ubiquitous ease
hung with three
“for lease” signs
and fronted by state
route nineteen

while a line of cars
sit in traffic
belching smoke
as distracted drivers
check their texts
or listen to talk
radio.

(for william carlos williams)

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