Miles up the crumbling asphalt
\nI smell the mangroved mud perfume
\nwhispering of mullet, crabs and shrimp
\nand fish \u2013 lord, the fish!
\nAgile snapper, snook and reds;
\nCat- and ladyfish galore.
\nMy fingers tighten on remembered reels.<\/p>\n
The boat trip to the Island
\nwets my face with saline spray.
\nIt dries in the scents of sea grape and palm,
\nfloating in atop a zest of salt
\nfrom ever-restless surf shouting
\nover and over \u201cI am here!\u201d
\nSo am I.
\nNever so much elsewhere.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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