They Thought They Were In Europe

Today the contrast is stark. On one side cows in the river or on the other side. Cows instead of fish. At a distance. There's the blown-out crater of a volcano. Sheep. Hobo Lake. Grass hummocks. Sticky geranium. The river ran slightly uphill. Rattlesnake canyon. See what was down here. Because to be hard of hearing means hearing the rustling and that's our post-industrial landscape. The one with us and our trash.