Ginko
Lake Shelbyville
single
life jacket
floats
against the shore
quiet
waters
jig falls deep
tug tug YANK!
I
move
she moves
my shadow
burned
tree limb
lays among the weeds
home of a million creatures
she
leaps from the boat
nose to the ground
poops!
so
many people
so much food
she searches for scraps
ants
a tiny grasshopper
two against one. . .
hot
summer day
we creep into the cold water
a warm spot
the
sky darkens
the tarp heaves
children play in the rain
the
ground trembles
a train whistle
blows
shovels
and buckets
children at the water's edge
sand castles
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