what you look at or into
from the very momentary beginnings
at the old house  
peaceably refined
bearing the scars of it all
breasting the waves like a Liberty ship
viewed by Seurat
it is a clean ship
departing from the lights
whether or not you care for it
the spiritual reality
it is a standard organism
the ostensible enigmas
a salesman's carryall
you can forget it
as if it were by Billy Harnett
the assiduous composer
the implacable objects
in the town at peace
the town you work in
"after what flourish your nature will"
whither are we going Master
where all have we been
you all will remember
from the very beginning
tall with skyscrapers the city
thrusting from its roots
to the very far limits
of all our portfolios
where you go very far
and wind up right here
as played by Ian Wolfe in shirt and sweater

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