in the peaks near
ouray colorado
in the back of a pickup
a steel bed can be soft
if you give it freedom
to move
and
the middle of the night
is
truly the darkest hourin the best sense of the word
when every star brings its mission
portaged a canoe
from
northern minnesotadipped it a few times
in the susquehanna
& lake mary arizona
never thinking for a moment
that being permanent
was an accomplishment
the
high desert is drier now
every
cottonwood you seeis on life support
& remember
the cottonwood is
the resourceful one
the water barons
are the new elites
packaged with desperation
to fool us
one more time
so
stay nimble
we've
traded up the canoefor kayaks
even if there are
no getaways
---
e b bortz
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