where exactly is Muskegon
it sounds like the beginning
of a joke about flyover states
to this crinkly coastal ear
for now, it's a horizon
white caps drawn on
dark blue undulation
the sky is here and there
as higher heights see
what the moon is doing
from a great lake away
behind, Orion and the
three-point belt
ahead the smoke creatures
reveal blue-gray out of their dirges
thanks to the visual doppler effect
bad science references blow
away on the fast ferry's wind
while what counts for a sunrise
is the dimmer on a soft cloudlamp
Roman Ryan 