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Ken
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work
can be found in online journals such as FORPOETRY.COM,
Three
Candles,
Dicey
Brown,
Drexel
Online Journal,
Plum
Ruby Review
and elsewhere.
His book, Introductions,
is out from Pearl's Book'Em Press.
Ken Pobo
Loons
How many years have we come here?
Forty for me, for you, seven.
We’ve never seen loons swim so near,
almost to where we stand by clear
lake water. You: “This is
heaven!”
How many years have we come here
looking for wildlife, even deer,
eating gardens back home, but then
we’ve never seen loons swim so near,
dipping, diving, showing no fear
as we try to be quiet men.
How many years have we come here
to escape the rest of the year,
to touch without job-stress again?
We’ve never seen loons swim so near,
yet they keep alert--they know we’re
close. Will they fly?
We don’t know when.
How many years have we come here?
We’ve never seen loons swim so near.