the glassy calm
on the ohio river
is a disguise
the dark green water
is a color
that avoids definition
only the tug and its armada
of heaping coal barges
are speaking
the geese squawk
but have no standing
in this court
--- e b bortz
(published in opednews.com, March 11, 2013)
(published in earth notes and other poems, Least Bittern Books, 2015)
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