coming through the mitrailleuse a howitzer cannon and a thompson gun oh you're a slovenly bunch lousy with sin

early morning
sun up and window sills
temperature change and
water rising outside
to the banks
to the banks

soon the water will sink
the skunk cabbage will grow through the silt covered grass
and the fisherman will leave their
hip wader prints on their
way to the shore for rainbows, browns

early morning
sun up and window sills
temperature climbs
from cool to almost warm enough
to stick skin together
in just a few minutes

early morning
sun up and window sills