sunday morning driving south on
fifth I was stopped on capitol by
a cavalcade of 1000? 2000? 3000?
motorcyclists streaming past two three
four abreast some with flags big and
small most multi-passengered, sidecars
crammed they started from where?
going where? I turned off my engine
settled back watched thought of the
anniversary thought of my personal
anniversary my daughter not in the car
seeing this gone almost a year now
I waited listened to a bach chaconne
This article appears in Sep 15-21, 2011.
