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Michael Grover

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 Lake Okeechobee


Small southern farm towns
Way out west of civilization.
Right on the edge
Of mighty Lake Okeechobee.
Hidden behind
Huge artificial hill.


Confederate flags, plantation houses.
Hate mixes with heritage.
Injecting venom
Into his-stories bloodline.


Mighty dark Okeechobee
Looming behind artificial hill.
Everyone knows this part of Florida
Tends to be pretty flat.
Don't know why they hide it there
Why not share it with the world?
Not just those in the know.


If you pull off into Canal Point Recreation Area
Narrow road leads you over the hill.
You see the mighty dark lake in front of you.
Endless dark water on the horizon.
Feel the breeze off of the lake,
Breaking stagnant Florida air.
You see the hawk skim the lake
You hear the rhythm of the water
Mixing with the breeze, birdsong filling the air.


 Michael Grover