DC MOMENT
Friday, February 11, 2011
Coming home just now
I had one of those moments —
The kind that burns a memory
and plants itself onto your psyche
I was driving down the Parkway
Always, to see the ripples
along the water (water is home to me)
and if I’m lucky,
the sun bouncing off them
Two, long, black helicopters
like giant, stealthy bugs
came flying low
their beating rhythm
Gave purchase and caught notice
from Mansion House behind
down The Potomac
to the White House before
One leads to the other
I stare out my windscreen
and imagine the scene
as if I weren't right here
Because it looks like a movie might
If I look far enough ahead
I can see the shape of the crescent moon
and the Washington Monument
It is clear blue today;
a February gift here
These images will remain
long after we're gone —
Thank you, my love,
for opening the world to me
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