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Highway 401
by Chris Sorrenti
grey ribbon snake;
asphalt skin
undulating beneath;
a familiar mirage
disappearing
before it reaches.
90 to 100
90 again;
in and out
out and in;
a civilian grand prix
measured
in rest stops.
time itself
calibrated
with a cigarette
every revolution
of a short hand
vibrating
across wrist;
soothed
with hardened
peanut butter
diet caffeine
in a cooler
where
mutant ice cubes
swish
to wiper rhythms.
Kitchener bound
yet
still lost
over horizon;
up another rise
then down
this endless
stone beast.
six cylinders
strain to
relax a little
their oily excitement
well contained
on sighting
Toronto.
© 1991
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09/15/2012 Author's Note: Published in The Ontario Poetry Society (T.O.P.S.) chap book We Are T.O.P.S. Vol. 4 No.2 May to August 2003, Toronto, On. I.B. Iskov Editor/Publisher.
Posted on 09/15/2012
Copyright © 2025 Chris Sorrenti
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 09/15/12 at 12:45 PM I love this Chris. I've always thought of Toronto as the 'Big Apple' of Canada. I've been there many times while I lived in Detroit. It was only a 4 hour drive. |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 09/15/12 at 06:35 PM One of the great Canadian cities, and one I've been to. I enjoyed "downtown" and the waterfront. I was there to attend an experimental aircraft trade show in beautiful Mississauga-a destination if there every was one. Nice write. Thanks. |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 09/15/12 at 08:34 PM Well, it's never been above a film crew on the cheap to have Toronto stand-in for New York. Either way, I loved the sparse, fast-paced tone of this little journey. |
| Posted by Colleen Sperry on 09/16/12 at 02:53 PM enjoyed this write Chris .. love the images you created |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 09/17/12 at 03:30 PM Thanks for the lovely tour of your ride on Highway 401. I'm jealous- this piece is great ...and you can drive! |
| Posted by Dane Campbell on 09/18/12 at 04:11 AM Wonderful imagery. |
| Posted by Bertram Sparagmos on 10/05/12 at 04:41 PM I wish I could capture a still frame half as well as this. |
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