No Wake Zone


   The silent woman watches,
   Shifting in the cold.
   Holding coffee in hand,
   Watching over the land.

   Swiftly through the falling leaves,
   Laying in the water.
   Boats carving gashes,
   Froth burbling up,
   In their wake.

   The silent woman watches,
   As the dock begins to shake.
   Glimpses of egrets,
   Scream their distaste.

   The waves wash up.
   Sea oats fall down.
   Debris is scattered all around.

   The silent woman watches,
   Mud roils in the water.
   Fish can't breathe,
   No more river otter.

   The silent woman watches,
   The no wake zone.
   She moans as the river groans,
   Beauty chiseled away.
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