the_beacon
rubydee he ate bacon soaked in yesterday's coffee
wore socks with more holes than not
picked his teeth with merry stems

sailed further than we dared
into the tumultuous depths
off a rocky coast

swam to his mooring
in underpants and flippers
as a wicked nor'easter
beat the foam into froth
and appeared to swallow him whole

hid a treasure
in my cavernous depths
not soon to be hauled to the light of day
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