round bear island, ash river: homecoming
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		fought in the mosquito wars

		the first night
		made camp on an island (bear, round)
		after sundown
		one knows torment when
		the next day's light shows 
		the next day's whites (smiting weapon)
		smudged with blood

		one's own.


			Marek Lugowski
			31 july 1997
			Round Bear Island
			Voyageurs National Park
			on Lake Kabetogama, Minnesota