To Toronto

By Richard L. Provencher

Fri, 17 Jun 2011

Near Brockville, highway
401 rubber tires discard as skin

asphalt treadmill is wearing
on the semis, humming
wheels pacing a parade of cars

signs are mannequins in
colourful shapes, messages a blur

telephone poles meeting
vehicle movements, hurrying
to the big city

trees shelter villages growing
into towns, traffic going on and on…

Holsteins graze peacefully,
civilization a storm that awaits.

First published October 2002
Vol 35, No 2 The Windsor Review
University of Windsor ISSN 0042-0352
Windsor, Ontario