On my drive south from Oak Harbor

I muse about the similarities between Whidbey

and the Midwest

I see WI stickers all the time and my heart

jumps

thinking "Oh, Wisconsin!"

then I realize Whidbey Island has the same initials

(the same mistake could be made with Oak Harbor and OHio...)

I see the pastures just north of Coupeville

with cows standing and sitting

(which one means it's going to rain?)

I am transported to Iowa and Minnesota

America's heartland

my heartland

and channeling Kilgore Trout,

I continue on my drive, thinking,

"If this isn't nice, what is?"