standing there with the look
that govern individuality & style :
to the modern horsemen whose
this photographic action take place
the irregular stone path to
on invention in front of that
original shack new ideas took
hold which built a reputation
all the way into the American ideas
William S. Harley has lent his name
apocalyptic ride strengthens
open trail visions that make
this sunrise in April as I take the
keys to my Harley machine then walk
the garage comtemplating in
poetic anticipation exactly
what will
be coming
within an
afternoon -
upon this
Iron Name
.
1.
Harley-Davidson cracks
2.
saddle posture away
pioneer strength even from
the view from behind
these buckhorns down
Hiway Q with
peanut tank
in sun & this V-Twin
a pounding metaphor:
distant birds single
file along meadows &
the downshift into
second gear brings
flight nearer road
speed when my
the envelope of visionary carburation.
standing on the footpegs in Wisconsin:
nearer dusk then
easing back into
from plains with a twitch
in the right wrist sending
a message out from shorty duals
that arriving has occurred just by
starting this Sunday morning when a
pleasing vibration was sent through
chrome headers to assure a dominant
an urban Milwaukee range.
now here's a guy who
with him
that sense of steel-tipped
like to ride which is
what happens when you talk
suddenly
boot up on the shifter gets
into sentences through the gears
.
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