after three days
of bobbing lazily through
fallen limbs
on the Wabash
like discarded corks
after a picnic
our burdens eased
we had a similar thought

after floating along
on our inflatible couch
on the blue rubber inflatable
loveseat
drifting past kayakers and
fisherman and
geese ducking for a catch
we sat dumbstruck
at the thing we both thought of-
unable to express

something about
what it all means
how big it all is
how quickly it goes by

wearing only shorts
wiley eyed and covered in mud
like bugs on a log
floating down the Wabash