Clamor of war

Dreadnaughts

returned in triplicate

Last year

two menaced the coast

Today

six grey ships appeared

Aggressively

Leaned into cruising speed

Loudly claim

Territorial waters as their own

Force

Nesting mallard pair into shallows

Greedy

they soon will demand tribute

Threaten

non-compliant walkers with beaks

During

their previous tour of duty

Two bred

and raised and five goslings

This season

portends fifteen with six adults

A shoreline

too slick for humans to navigate

Do you

think they are harmless?

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your home address

I’ll scoop

fragrant buckets of slime

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to deliver poop fresh to your door

2-27-21