at the lake
people bake
in this scene out of Kansas
or Nebraska
ski counterclockwise
the sign reminds
so the boats corkscrew around
this finite refreshment
it’s Saturday
and one after another
the pickups back to ramp
deposit the underclad bodies
perched on beached boats
set them floating toward Sunday
loud music and beer buoying them along
while an uncertain dog
paces the deck
and a gaping fish head
rots on the shore
