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The Road

I made the rising moon go back
behind the shouldering hill,
I raced along the eastern track
till time itself stood still.

The stars swarmed on behind the trees,
but I sped fast at they,
I could have made the sun arise,
and night turn back to day.

And like a long black carpet
behind the wheels, the night
unrolled across the countryside,
but all ahead was bright.

The fence-posts whizzed along wires
like days that fly too fast,
and telephone poles loomed up like years
and slipped into the past.

And light and movement, sky and road
and life and time were one,
while through the night I rushed and sped,
I drove towards the sun.

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  • poetryality Moderators member
    March 13, 2004
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    I love to travel by car. The road is a wondrous place to be. Knowing that the end of my journey will be when I arrive is my reason for the sojourn. This poet has captured those feelings very well. I enjoyed this writing.

    Renee


  • rufina caraid Moderators member
    September 26, 2003
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    For those of us who have experienced a long, fast drive at night we can perhaps appreciate how well Nancy Cato has caught the atmoshphere and feeling of such a drive. The merging of objects and scenery along the road, and time seems to be concentrated into the present moment as the car speeds onwards.
    Light, movement, sky, road and time - everything covered beautifully.
    ~von~