Lines

cats and dogs,

rats and mice;

lice and mites

and bears and

birds: reptiles,

fish, publicans

alike mightier

than right, left

back, front and

sideways thru

a poke in the

eye with sticks

and stoned a

tonal shade of

grey, dour sky

lambasted for

arraignments

to siphon fund

and follow aft

a keel swept to

ocean's depth

and heaven's

height, hearts

unsearchable

perilous night

taken without

a fight and why

but join felled

mates over and

aboard pirated

of pleasure and

summer memory

in a vast territory

belonging to tour

de force athletes

pumping oxygen

far be it from we

to cut down trees

a sustainable fee

sees inheritance

awash amuck in

weeds and fins.