humbolt part

seagulls and hawk
spend minutes
wheeling thoughts

wing tips crescent
moon orbiting high noon

in the kitchen

a recipe could consist
of many things
rice bake beans and ribs
for instance

the details fall between teeth
the slightest bites a feast

isotherms

spoon tongue
soup to burn on
pas de bonne

on cue

the sun fades out
the sky, the water
warm as a breath
visible in the stern light
seven months in flux
we line up like goose
moving north to south
or at least east to west

swamp

a swamp has miles to go
the roots and false stumps
broken logs bridge hummocks
occasional rock to stop on
soggy as avoidable as sunny
the shade of skunk cabbage
is deep in pools
shallower than the mud under