The Road (Daydreams, Snap Screen Press 2004) is about New
England…and about life. It is a path we have all traveled in one form or
another, encountering obstacles that most of us have faced.
Perhaps that’s what fascinates so many with the New England countryside.
In it, along its highways and byways, we can find pieces of the evolution of
the American culture, and evidence of some of the places that lie in our
future.
It is still a fascinating journey.
Glenn K. Currie
The Road
Through
old mill towns,
Married
to rivers
That
have lost their purpose.
Facades
staring out,
With
long memories,
And
short futures.
Leaning
toward the water,
Like
divorcees
Who
can’t let go.
Past
dairy farms
That
once prospered,
Now
fighting for survival.
Faded
red barns,
Framed
by rocky meadows,
Rusting
mowers,
And
homes too big.
Waiting
hopelessly,
For
reinforcements.
Weaving
through valleys
Huddled
in shadow.
Mountains
made tall
By
their hulking proximity.
Stealing
the sunlight.
Bullies
ruling
A
small world.
Forcing
travelers
To
go around.
Ending at the
highway.
The intersection
Of fast food and
fast cars.
Public restrooms
And self-serve
gas.
Where everyone
knows
Where they are
going,
And can’t
remember,
Where they have
been.
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