roadways

A line that was a dark alley. A line that was a hairpin turn. A line that was a blind curve. A line that was an on-ramp. A line that was a work zone. A line that was the last exit before the toll. A line that stretched to a vanishing point. A line that was a dead end.

street view

Do the great poems open up new avenues or do they create blind alleys that other poets must run down?

unexpected turn

The poem turned down one of those alleys of the psyche where anything can happen.