VISIT WITH DOUG

now what's so hard about that

a friend visits and we pass an evening
amidst sunset, coyote howls, moon rising
red wine and salmon
catching up

and watching the moon
astounded together

he speaks of resonance
with the movie in which
the world is about to explode
and the only thing to say is
so long

and thanks for all the fish

and I speak of how
I've come to peace
with the chemtrails

by concluding
the only thing I am sure about them
is that they contribute to making
the most beautiful sunsets

and leaving soon
after the exquisite
swirling-cloud dusk

he thanks me


for the fish