reliance, south dakota

while driving east through reliance, south dakota,
i started thinking about you and wondering
where exactly, which rest stop motel or gas station,
you wrote me that post card three years ago.

i imagined myself finding that spot, looking around,
kicking ground, and then smiling at the beautiful, not barren, landscape.

and the sky.

the sky here is enough to make me believe in god.
at least until i leave early tomorrow morning.