In The Wildness

Illustration by Xiaer Z

A man gets off the bus and goes ahead,
With a green painting easel on his back.

Winds are blowing dust and sand,
And his hair stands up on end.

The passengers on the bus say:
"No scenic spot along that way."

"The land there is barren and bleak,
Except a dried up spring of a creek."

The man, all alone walks straight ahead,
With a green painting easel on his back.