.<\/p>\n
I have seen alligators,
\nAnd I have seen a water moccasin,
\nFloating in the canal like a long black stick,
\nWith a sharp bend on one end.<\/p>\n
I have seen the sun rise,
\nAnd set,
\nAnd rise again,
\nBut it does neither of those,
\nThe earth just turns,
\nAnd turns,
\nAnd turns.<\/p>\n
Of myself,
\nI have seen little,
\nFor the months have emptied me,
\nAnd filled me up again,
\nWith fireflies and turtles,
\nHawks and deer and otters.<\/p>\n
I have been emptied and filled,
\nAnd I am the canal waters,
\nDeep and still,
\nGreen and rippled,
\nOr flat calm as a mirror,
\nReflecttingly,
\nCalmingly,
\nEven beseechingly.<\/p>\n
Indian Rudy,
\nTeaches me without teaching,
\nRich teaches me without trying,
\nRob teaches me by saying nothing,
\nJust shakes my hand over and over,
\nAnd stares away at things I cannot see.<\/p>\n
I am the new one,
\nIn this old land,
\nPalmed and vined,
\nPined and prickled,
\nMade strong by sand,
\nMade slow by basking turtles,
\nMade grateful by cool breezes,
\nOn blazing hot sopping days.<\/p>\n
Made well by constant simple fare,
\nMostly vegetables and fruits,
\nBread and water,
\nThe staples of camp life,
\nI leave sadly in a fortnight,
\nGladly knowing I will return,
\nAgain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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