1/

man boards jet plane
flung into sky
like cat-eye marble
from slingshot.
clouds part,
passengers laugh
talk business
order drinks.

2/

man looks out window
sees 10,000 miles
checkerboard farms -
where is forest?
where is elk?
where is bear?

3/

vast desert sea -
Grand Canyon off one wing
Infinity off other wing;
plane slices sky
big jet-razor blade;
passengers very loud,
too much whiskey.

4/

plane lands Las Vegas;
Captain says,
"Good luck with slot machines!"
sparrows play in Concourse B,
airport a nice exhibit -
Homo erectus asphaltus zoo -
everybody happy!

(ji bo, above Nevada, 2009)