maryland

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sailing chesapeake,
shore cabins' shutters closing
in sun's reflection
(9-08)






watched mortar explode
on 'nam hillside - now th'harbor
fireworks make him jump
(9-05)




assateague salt marsh -
trav'ler seeks respite from heat,
clapper rails still hunt
(12-13)

one night, mar’land trail,

through-hiker’s nightmare comes true –

whole nest ‘f copperheads

(6-15)

camden yards gambler -
decades of wins and losses
betting on the o's
(12-13)

harper's ferry, now

antietam - firefly, how much

hist'ry do you know?
(12-14)


 

smell of fresh crab cakes,
eye on harbor tourguides
and the pickpockets
(12-11)






woods near arundel,
unwraps rich cheese, loaf and jug
misses home, boulogne
(12-11)

south mountain: the trail,

or th'road t'denver - sets down th'pack,

and flips a quarter

(12-14)

saints' day - poe and ruth?
visionary museum's
here in the harbor
(8-05)





nanjemoy eagle
in talons a trout that saw
fall colors, last time
(10-08)

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‘they should just get jobs,’

th’old man says, but ‘s christmastime

‘n sandtown-winchester

(5-15)

harbor tunnel slows

t'a crawl - maine t' georgia trip stops

as th'east coast counts down
(12-11) 




epiphany feast
awaits, but traffic's backed up
since maryland house
(12-11)






between steel bridge and
harbor tunnel, truck jackknifed -
miles back, snow. tests brakes
(12-11)





icy glazed harbor,
late night at th'visionary -
crab cakes for breakfast
(9-08)






bal'more has drum gigs,
but's hard to pay the gas bill
'round 'bout febr'ary
(12-11)

sea breeze, spring morning -

th'ocean city bartender

jams door with driftwood

(12-14)

nanjemoy creek dawn -
egret hesitates, decides
to stay for summer
(3-10)