the outlier
the town crier
and
the frequent flyer
stood next to the deep friar
anchored to the wheelhouse
where the low hanging fruit
was swinging

the dictionary is full of old words
and
new
thought the captain
as he considered his crew
but
couldn’t figure out why
everyone was repeating each others
adjectives, metaphors, analogies and analogs.

he checked his bespoke suit
considered his hashtags
removed them
and their plugs
downloaded to a thumb drive
uploaded to the dark net
hoisted his sails
and
headed for the past.

things were just too complicated.
but warm gin and the sea
were as plain
as plain can be.

tra la tra lee