Platforms of walnut smoke
mice roving electric ridges
glass triangles watching
from half shadows
in the birdbath eyes
of flatbed beasts
the rubbed out dollars
of elbow scab teeth
climbing leaves to get near
helium-stacked branches
and stinkpalm the tongue of the hills
an armchair reptile
flinging belted scenes
around the tether-pole
in a day's link of silver chains.