where they bought gas

every time they passed
the corner they remembered
the night they eloped

(from d'towne sunset)

sleeping rails

the short spur line served
the western side of the town
but not recently

(from d'towne sunset)

loading dock

adding some color,
a suggestion by his wife,
added more than that

(from d'towne sunset)

diner

miss sue kept that floor
clean as the tables she served
most all of her life

(from d'towne sunset)

reflection windows

they were offices
for the two young clerks
that shared lunch daily

(from d'towne sunset)

sundowntown

even though the store
was long closed and the stock sold
daily it was gold

(from d'towne sunset)

epiphany in a farm house window

a fleeting moment
framed by ingrained permanence
hands me quiet truth