semi early morning unlike most climates of posting this one comes early on due to the fact of elevated transport concerns say a new day a new work day this time with use of a motor carriage to speed up along the highway in a direction untypically crowded due to flight towards the big buildings no this time instead we move away from them to the low lands north berkeley said right off the highway practically begging to be arrived at via motor car not pool just me alone solo driving concentrating on the road ahead the other cars maybe a turn signal a light but who cares the birds flapping outside an engine passes as she descends the large hill outside the apartment and the blue sky is pale and nondescript to my left i can look into the neighbors apartment them too on top the hill but not in a wealthy way but a small space shared way an apartment for those who bring all their references and one that i happened to move into maybe too big or grand for my ambitions but nice nonetheless if that is a word what will become of it of anything roasting grand avenue letting the mind wander thinking about keith waldrop the opposite of letting the mind wander and his now translation of baudelaires flowers of evil maybe i can trade in a couple items i don't want in order to obtain it but talk is cheap ill probably just buy it put it on my credit card sunshine morning hotel no tell etcetera butter talk just outside below where the window can frame the grill i used last night sits the coals burned out and the catfish i had thrown down on the metal eaten just a few pieces left still stuck the metal cold maybe a prowling cat will eat it yes it is that kind of neighborhood