the moon! is your logo…not McDonald’s
December 26, 2006
there is no place
quite like the other
each valley
each plain
each mountain
each plateau
each
with its own
land forms
life forms
weather
and light
encased in a shared
halo of air
we are binding this earth in asphalt.
binding
and branding
we block the night sky
with our signs.
from
above
we look
like fire
qazse 
December 26, 2006 at 3:16 am
Gives a wider, objective angle on things… I like that last line/stanza!
Regards
December 26, 2006 at 3:21 am
> binding this earth in asphalt.
Great line and image! Sadly true as well.
December 26, 2006 at 2:16 pm
Thanks fencer and bice. I am fascinated by the night time views of earth. (This particular view did not post up as well as I would have liked.) They tell you a lot about man on earth. The whole asphalt thing is only going to get worse as more of the third world gains access to affordable autos and the american lifestyle continues to be idolized. And where road are laid, well lighted schlock follows…
All that light! Most of it from coal means tons of acrid effluent spewing into the OUR air each day. And for what? To illuminate plastic muffler, fast food, and gas signs. Its worth the cost of more acid rain and asthma medication,I am sure.
December 26, 2006 at 8:47 pm
Love binding the earth in asphalt. Awesome.
December 26, 2006 at 9:53 pm
I think we look like a constellation shaped like the things we’ve built.
December 26, 2006 at 10:38 pm
twitches, it is a special forbidden kind of love called…dare I say it?…it’s called asphalt love.
david, that is a neat take on it
what could we call it?
O’Reagan’s Belt?
the big oil dripper?
December 27, 2006 at 4:51 am
Maybe just The Beltway
December 27, 2006 at 7:41 am
Your introspective-psychoanalytical (in my opinion) multimedia is fascinating, The Mode of postmodern. I dare say, uniquely Qazsean. A longing for primitivism yet resigned in its futurism. I envy your ability to see the Earth from Above.
December 27, 2006 at 11:39 pm
I like the imagery in your poem. “Binding” is such a complicated word and just right here, I think. As is “signs”. (Good music and tempo, too.)
Help me with your title, “The moon! is your logo”. I like the sound of it, is there something more I am missing?
(Have you written yet about most of the folks on the planet now inhabiting cities rather than rural environs? An astounding fact in our world’s history. The night-light is a great visualizaiton of that–and is my computer’s screen image.)
Thanks.
December 28, 2006 at 12:28 am
david, yes, the beltway would be an excellent choice.
On the map you can begin to see the major travel corridors. I can see I-81 moving diagonally down from mid PA into the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and down into Tennessee.
tomachfive, wow, I really don’t know how to respond gracefully to your comment other than to shout “I Love You!”
deb, thank you! Regarding the title, it is a dopeslap like “hey what is the matter with you…you block out the moon with your signs and logos when in actuality the only logo you really need is up there in the night sky.”
I have not, why not give it a go yourself. It is a great idea.
I think it is cool that you have the image on your screen. There is a dark area in the middle of Pennsylvania. I live just southeast of it. Because the area is both elevated and remote, it has one of the darkest skies on the east coast.
December 28, 2006 at 9:27 pm
asphalt
with big shovels
dump trucks and graders,
we cinch in the earth