BIRTHDAY ON A TROLLER
By Dan Tompsett



Hooks baited for Sacramento kings
spin on leaders snapped to wire

It's noon, slack time for tide
when the shale bottom rises
grabs the starboard gear
and snaps the pole

"Damn!" yells the captain

as my birthday beer
falls to drown
in the screw's blue bubbles






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