Oranges by the Riverside

gurgling river of dead horse ranch

like a galleon escaping the bottle

waiting for the tsunami

a tidal wave of change

or destruction

it doesn’t matter to the clipper

living in limbo land, a cutter

without a rutter 

freedom costs loss of ego

manna on the other side 

but for today at the rocky bank

this shore where a fly fisherman stands and waits

a sport of optimism

pulling fruit from the picnic basket

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