Kevin Estrada
sailing on a skiff
smooth swells, catfish running
the river
berries: boysen, straw, huckle
hang along the shore
who’ll pluck ‘em next
if anyone before
sundown oranging the Earth body
good company
mind the mosquitoes though: they’re hungry
they keep coming at your warmth
raft cracks!
splits the dead trunk
spits me into cold
I remember snakes can swim
keep head above to breathe
much faster downriver now
when was headed up
bites over arms, hives
Not soothed
still
I paddle quick
against the current
to where the sun is glowing:
a town with streamers
on highwires
2000 leguas de viaje submerino II
Hernando Rico Sanchez