Turnpike Breeze

Exploding suitcase, knees bumping the aisles/
Dizzy takeoff, clutching baba's arm/
Stale pretzels, groggy eyes/
open in time to see the 9:00/
sunset serving as a matte for the spiky shadows/
of pine trees standing guard over the city/

Rain-washed air, carressing the wind/
sinuously snaking around sky-scrapers/
Hint of puddles, evaporating on dirty streets/
a boy in a v-neck throws his cigaette in the puddle/
steam rises, marring the fresh leaf of the evening/

hello seattle/
flying in the turnpike breeze/