2024, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry, Poetry Month 2024, spring, the no-scape, Working Class Literature

Untitled Series 1 (2024), 16-19

16.

the family of ducks have laid siege to the wharf
we are all here kicking mad under the water:
necessary adaptations under the new regime

17.

today will I caste my luck onto the waters?

18.

the river is a gambler, what a bluffer!
we walk the staging back and forth,
dry land to floating steel
play the hand dealt us

19.

today: fire and falling waters after another night of rain

the heart will not be doused silent forever

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2024, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry, Poetry Month 2024, river life, the no-scape, waterfront, Working Class Literature

Untitled Series 1 (2024) 9-10

9.

this high water
losing pressure

these clouds
molotov wicks

drowning
in drowning

as tugs race through
we roll

10.

this sedated rain
we slog through
as through
repeated dreams

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2024, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry, Poetry Month 2024, river life, the no-scape, Working Class Literature

Untitled Series 1 (2024)

1.

talk of the talk of high water
smell of degreaser and deisel
clean and wait and hope
the river will let us ride

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