MY JACT'S 烹 飪 課

Back Country

I want to live among the pines.

I want to breathe minty air,

drink from cold clear streams,

hunt and fish and hear the thud 

of my axe on crisp wood. I want

to watch snow pile up on tree tops,

smoke meats for days, grow string beans

and carrots and lettuce, watch time

flow past like molasses. I want to see

my dogs smiling each morning against

the orange backdrop of dawn. I want

to hear the roaring waters, feel the whistling wind,

and find myself in the middle of it all,

content as a smail.