elimae

John Ashbery's Homesickness While Riding in a Jeep
Ricky Garni

Waterchangescomedy
intojobsandtrumpets
intheafternoons
theydisappearuptheriver
notinabarge.

Theearcorrects
thesleeperuntil
itdoesntmatterif
hegoesawayaslong
ashecomesback
asquicklyaspossible.

Thenchasteandpure,
thewordsarecigarettes
risingtothelean-to
ofcoursethestars
hecomesbackto