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Otter Love You More

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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Fowler Avatar
August 10, 2022 at 5:58 AM
Craftily penned Steven! Clever and cute. Linda
Young Avatar
August 10, 2022 at 8:06 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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