colorado

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his back to traffic,
his sandals catch on asphalt -
wants out of denver
(1-13)





we live in rifle,
nothing funny about it -
happy fourth to ya
(1-12)






pueblo yards blazing,
minutes t'hours, waiting for train -
all t'stay off th'highway
(1-12)






aspen leaves shimmer,
soft afternoon light shines through -
delay denver life
(8-05)






asleep in the hay,
down mountain roads near aspen,
but th'truck loses wheel
(1-12)






hitchhiking against
traffic - estes park aspens
shimmer in the sun
(1-12)





djiboutian cabbie
wants clues - denver conventions,
summer mystery
(8-12)






just up the mountains,
red rocks, blue sky, sun - guitar
solo shimmers, sears
(8-12)






flatlanders in vail
all summer, filling their tanks -
trip home's all downhill
(8-05)





bear logo reflects
in downtown denver's windows -
woodsman's labor day
(8-12)






cafe on sixteenth-
painted piano, well-played -
only leaves respond
(8-12)





trinidad cowboy
in town to belt down a few
cuss out the broncos
(9-08)





pastries from dumpster,
fried acorns, creamers he'd swiped
back in evergreen
(11-13)

th'platte - souls' day refuge

from traffic and th'business world

of downtown denver

(11-14)

at lookout exit,
truckers warned - icy blizzard,
descent treacherous
(8-12)




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likes boulder ‘n’ th’snow, but

th’”free tibet” bumper stickers

impress him the most

(5-15)

high above denver,
tunnels blocked by drifts, car stuck,
white noise, no defrost
(9-08)





san luis winters -
so hard, so long, they'd forgot
what candles were for
(11-13)






larimer diner
omelet's ham and cheese - warmth for
next mile-high blizzard
(2-10)






rancher from hugo,
larimer street club, march squall -
his eyes will adjust
(1-12)

ways outside steamboat,

mountain road, ‘n th’alpine daisies

th’mountain goat appears
(5-15) 





limon boxcar door
slams on april fools' day joke
whole punchline, he missed
(10-08)





mem'ry, horizon
melt together in june sun
next town, dinosaur
(9-08)





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