The Providence, calm
as it becomes the bay, the
ocean, from our seats
in the gazebo,
backlit our conversation.
Canada geese with
goslings fed nearby.
We had many years between
us, so little time.
The river ran on,
the geese fed their fill, our sen-
tences took their time.
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