Water disguises,
reforms:
tea, ice cubes in tea,
salt oceans,
the great fresh lake stretched
west beyond sand,
the alluring office cooler,
24 bottles plastic wrapped,
the pool below the diving board,
storms and lawn sprinklers,
thirst, my own after hiking,
the withering vine,
the nightly news,
a sub-Saharan village,
a panicked pump.
Exposed canyons –
Lake Powell.
Lake Meade.
Frankfurt, Michigan
8/19/2022