10/3
Sonnets From Other Lives:  Ted

Ted spends way too much time in his car.
Just what percentage of his time is spent commuting?
He turns the volume down on NPR,
collates data & begins computing...
The 520 Bridge traffic flow crawls.
Cars idle--weirdly floating on the lake.
The radio declares some moron stalled
a couple miles up.  The Gates estate
is just ahead.  He sends Bill his greetings--
hears Microsoft is up another 8th.
Sailboats glide by.  He has a meeting
in Redmond in an hour. Will he be late?
A promo plays for Talk of the Nation
& he moves a car length toward his destination.