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Before the Deluge. Newer version on May 7
Once, you didn't need to be Jesus
to walk across the Trinity River;
but that was before the deluge.
Once, a Spanish explorer claimed dominion over "La Santísima Trinidad,"
but that was long after the native peoples had settled on the banks
of the river they called "Pahnichoba."
Once, traversing the stream's 710 miles
took far more portaging than paddling.
But then, came the hundred-year rain.
The "River of Canoes" was overlaid
by a burnt sienna blanket, spreading
copper ooze across
the bone-dry land.
to walk across the Trinity River;
but that was before the deluge.
Once, a Spanish explorer claimed dominion over "La Santísima Trinidad,"
but that was long after the native peoples had settled on the banks
of the river they called "Pahnichoba."
Once, traversing the stream's 710 miles
took far more portaging than paddling.
But then, came the hundred-year rain.
The "River of Canoes" was overlaid
by a burnt sienna blanket, spreading
copper ooze across
the bone-dry land.
Published 30th Apr 2020
| Edited 7th May 2020
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