07 June 2008

Carol Peters

[from Muddy Prints, Water Shine]

Along the Shore of Lake Pinewild

Fish fan in the man's shadow.
He squats and huffs

at the white geese
hissing.

The stone in his shoe
is evidence.

A gander paddlewheels
on jeweled legs.

[originally published in Realpoetik]

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