night train, coltrane

night train, coltrane
 shines like the nearest rising star
when the moon is new,
 and you are riding the night train

 into the evening of infinitude,
 the infinity of stars
takes you beyond whom you thought

you were night train
 you can more than handle
the force of time on vibrato-

no longer desiring more
than what is, what is
 night train on a natural high

traveling beyond the stars,
and beyond
 the thought of the stars

no longer death or birth,
we arrive at the cessation
of karma dharma--

 slate swept clean
 for ever, and
 for ever more

night train, you shining coltrane
are forever in my brain, the rain
is not frozen, but shines

 like black molten,
  on these steel tracks
burning on time
 forever churning

its particular magic, a chug a chugging
in the middle of your dream
 you awake from, 
and see everything as it is

night train goes through both peaceful
and turbulent neighborhoods
 mantra dancing, caterpillars signal a change
night train you tantalize, analyze-

but you get just so far-

 and then it's just the bright stars burning black holes,
 into patterns of starlit ponderosa pine
shining as bright as your sleek
grey body streaking,

 zig zagging
through mountainous regions
of hard red rock, and 'blue forever'
painted in skies
night train, coltane

 
12/22/17
just after sunset