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Florida Department of Fish and Wildlife

October,

Time when jellyfish
Wash ashore
Cover beaches in 
Rotted goo.

Count the numbers
In blue ballpoint
Mark the map
in red.

Right, left
Booted squelch
Sand and guts
Dropped the clipboard.

Running ink,
Sticky slime
Wunderbar wrapper
Clings to the page.

Telephone the department
Need another day
To get the numbers
Info lost in kidney juice.

“Got to do it now”
Before gulls,
Tide comes in, already
harmonica squawks echo.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 5/13/2011 6:44:00 PM
Emiyl.. congratulations on your wonderful feature of the week... I sure enjoyed... take care,..p.dy
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Date: 5/9/2011 10:20:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week Emily. Love, Carol
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Date: 5/9/2011 5:23:00 AM
Congratulations on your poem being featured this week, Emily
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Date: 5/8/2011 4:55:00 PM
Congrats Emily on your featured poem this week on P.S. ..a great one to share with us all my friend with luv..on this special day of luv..
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