I want to be your shoeboxI want to be your Fort KnoxI want to be your equinoxI want to be your paradoxI want to be your pair of socksI want to be your paradiseI want to be your pack of liesI want to be your snake eyesI want to be your Mac with friesI want to be your moonlit estuaryI want to be your day missing in FebruaryI want to be your floating dock dairyI want to be your pocket handkerchiefI want to be your mischiefI want to be your slow pitchI want to be your fable without a moralUnder a table of black elm I want to be your Indiana morelCasserole. Your drum roll. Your trompe l’oeilI want to be your biscuitsI want to be your businessI want to be your beeswaxI want to be your milk moneyI want to be your Texas Apiary honeyI want to be your Texas. HoneyI want to be your cheap hotelI want to be your lipstick by ChanelI want to be your secret passageAll written in Braille. I want to beAll the words you can’t spellI want to be your InternationalHouse of Pancakes. I want to be your reel after reelOf rough takes. I want to be your Ouija boardI want to be your slum-lord. HellI want to be your made-to-order smorgasbordI want to be your autobahnI want to be your AudubonI want to be your Chinese bug radicalI want to be your brand new set of radialsI want to be your old-time radioI want to be your pro and your conI want to be your Sunday morning ritual(Demons be gone!) Your constitutionalYour habitual—I want to be your TinkertoyMan, I want to be your best boyI want to be your chauffeurI want to be your chauf-feur, your shofar, I want to be your go forYour go far, your offer, your counter-offeryour two-by-fourI want to be your out and in doorI want to be your song: daily, nocturnal—I want to be your nightingaleI want to be your dog’s tail”
A scenic byway is a specially designated road that travels through an area of natural or cultural beauty. You can drive on through your life as fast as you can, more focused on the destination than the journey. Or you can choose to be present and revel in the journey that is life. I choose the latter. Eyes wide open and marveling at the beauty that is everywhere all the time - this is My Scenic Byway.
Monday, April 4, 2011
I Want to be Your Shoebox
I Want To Be Your Shoebox, A Poem by Catherine Bowman
Byway Scenes:
Poetry
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