DURING THANKSGIVING BREAK
Dear Rep. Schiff, The Makah Wilderness Trail.
What ceremony else? What could I give?
Trail pure muck, kelp forests in swaying fronds,
leaf-like blades. This card. These are American
poets, NW corner, Shi Shi Beach, from Schia,
meaning surf and smelt. Hard place to get to,
access trail head. Bring bear-proof container.
Summer solstice photo. Storming now.
These poets are tree planters. Michael Daley,
aka Father Straits, sits on log, recites
Daily Life in Trump time. Tim McNulty
wrote the book on Olympic National Park,
changed the law, enlarged park boundaries.
We talk Vietnam, Jesus, dope, read poems.
Another hour on Canadian literature.
One isn't here, but his poem gets read.
Representative Schiff, this is an invitation
that doesn't expire, a Thanksgiving promise.
Water's good at Petroleum Creek. A fact.
Call day or night, we'll bring you in.
Jim Bodeen
27 November 2019
Water at country's end: Shi Shi
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