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the compass lesson
what was i thinking on
a dirt road
a lanyard around my neck
a compass flat on my palm
looking ahead to a birch tree
then a realty sign
then a bend in the road
mapping out east 30 degrees
north 330, east 50 and
south is home
and now
i am realizing
the lesson could have
been much more hands on
if we went south from your lips
east to the other breast
southwest to your hip
and on to the treasure
of island romance
and
the circle of curvature
that follows no set path
and destinations unknown
proving
once again
it is the trip
that makes the excursion
