the water is high
on the saint croix river --
Ducks beneath the bridge
how placid their preening --
Pelicans ply the barges
up the mighty mississip'
pretending to be Swans
might fool someone, some where --
the last port north
a chorus rises
above the lake called malalieu --
Frogs in the reeds
the print is by Takeshi Ishikawa
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