A number the lake comes up with
The Stern Pair the Stroke the Coxswain
the Bowman the Engine Room the Meat
Wagon the Bow Pair Everyone in the boat
is in the same boat Everyone in the boat
plays a role against the Lake the Oars the Oars
the Lake the Lake the Lake to Oar as Oar to
Lake as Oar to Stroke to Stroke as Stroke to
stroke the Oars are playing their part
the Oars play the Lake the Lake plays
the light on the Surface of the Lake
plays the Sun against the Eye the Oars
make a treaty A pact Handshake on it into
the surface of the Lake and the Oars breaking
the surface like equal parts chiffon and punching
bag equal parts made of drowning and equal
parts The Lake is Surface of the Lake and contents
of the Lake are Water & Fish & Fisheggs & Stern
Pair & Stroke & Meat Wagon & Coxswain & an
infinite number of possible drownings
An arbitrary number A number the Lake comes up
With and sits on like eggs the eggs are hatching