Friday, August 21, 2015

a glint of gold

it's a long day
sifting
for gold.
the sun on your back.
the water
making your hands
cold
and stiff.
your knees ache.
your shoulders
are tight, but you
press on
going at it alone,
dipping the screen
into the flow
of blue water
again and again,
searching for that
glint of gold.

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