Tuesday, March 31, 2015

the oil rainbow

the oil in the water is lovely
on this sun filled day,
a greased pool of colors.

an amoeba of a rainbow,
caught in the swells of lake.
a discharge perhaps from a boat

passing by, or a can
of ten w thirty tossed in,
to float like a gold lily pad

on its side. the fish are less
amused, you assume. floating below,
unable, without arms or legs

to pull themselves to shore,
evolution, unlike us,
having left them far behind.

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