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bow riding 
Dall's porpoises play

sea otters, orcas
and bald eagles
every day
herding salmon

otter find another boat
and some porpoise

otter love you more
like I did in Alaska 

otter mend this net
love slips through
reel it in carefully
and stack it meticulously 
(setting it should
never ensue disaster)

a listless drifter
I have been 
tempting storms
and rocky shores

otter live this life on porpoise
like I did then
choose a destination
sail to better shores       (oh, give me a home
                                     where the sea otters roam
                                     and the bow riding 
                                     Dall's porpoises play)
otter love you more 
like I did in Alaska

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Date: 8/10/2022 5:58:00 AM
Craftily penned Steven! Clever and cute. Linda
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Date: 8/10/2022 8:06:00 AM
Appreciate the comment, Linda. Crafty and cute --not usually my M.O., but I'll take it for this one ;) Thanks!

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