St. Petersburg

Someday, I want to go to Russia,
to Moscow.
And then I will ride the rails
of the Trans Siberian Railway
the 5,000 miles to China.

I will go alone,
I will share a compartment with
other travelers
from all over,
I will look out onto Siberia and
it will be beautiful
in its vastness, and starkness.

5,000 miles in six days
upon a train.
I will write letters and poetry,
make hearty friendships
and drink a little vodka
in celebratory tradition.
I will have late talks
in the dining car
with a beautiufl boy.

I will travel the longest,
saddest stretch
of Earth I can imagine
and it will be grand
and exciting
and a deep breath
of fresh air.