Tugboat Surprise
I grow fins, set sail
hauling dollops of
peaches;
a whole doxology of fruit
sings like jelly
in the hull.
A papier-mâché sailor
called Bag of Elbows,
made of Crayola wrappers
and old chicken wire,
mans the helm.
We steep late, via
the Cape of Good Hope,
some kind of little enigma,
dodging the spray
of ocean liners
and whales.
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