In Balconies
from
many
floors
down
the
scent
of
the
earth
lifting
many
floors
up
the
rain
On a Morning Blur-Drive Past Phokaia
sea sky distant mountains
before even a word
for blue
Quantum
particle of dust
bounding off
like a satellite lost
& yet reflecting
some light
& going
at the pace
of not going
& as if in its
being aloft it’s
arrived
Stazione Sizmica Orzi (lunedì 30 marzo 2020)
Comparing 24-hours recordings of February 24, and March 30, shows how the seismic noise dropped significantly during the daytime, with almost no traffic going in or out of the city.
— David Bressan. Coronavirus Lockdowns Cause Worldwide Decrease In Man-Made Seismic Noise. Forbes, April 4, 2020
w/ an ear
to the Po
valley floor
the new
production
plant sleeps
like a hill;
& in the
impossible
to hear
distance
a detected
stone drops
off of a
Dolomite