this door is ajar  although it is not a jar  because it’s a door

no one greets this train  when it comes to a slow stop  no one is waiting

reliance on signs  can leave one in a quandary  when the signs have all come down

the main line through town  rendering an auspicious sighting  even as I wend my way back to the car  after a stroll past the short line…

ivy in arborescence  good for the ivy  bad for the tree  on this day  good for me

this intersection  of plant life and building  shows the one falling apart and  the other having needed trimming  to keep its growth in…

I don’t know when I last saw a caboose  not only painted up properly  but also in service on a rail line  walking past this one with my…