Rose, the following is no reason to adore your poem, as I do, unless it is taken as a sign from Poseidon. About three days after I forwarded it to Rhina, Alan and I decided to risk the shortcut across Miami Bay in Dreamweaver. The boat draws 4'9" and at low tide, the shallows are about 5'5". Just as we were clearing the shallow bank, an indignant ray, no doubt awakened by the uncomfortably close passage of our ray-shaped red wing keel, rose to the surface and went skipping away. Yes, I thought, Rose's poem is the one. For the record, I read its last line just as David and Rhina do.
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