Cape Charles
by Kitty Boots
Drudgin' crabs again in December
basket full, bubbling, gills working, the under-size ones hidden in the middle
Marine Police issue a citation
and I know Jack's electricity will get cut off again
he'll show up at the Bull Pen and I'll buy him a beer
just to listen to him play his slide guitar and sing John Prine
we'll throw dimes on the floor for his Lab to retrieve
get drunk and spin doughnuts in the parking lot
and go down to the docks to check the lines on his boat
get drunk and spin doughnuts in the parking lot
and go down to the docks to check the lines on his boat
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Author's Note
A portrait of Jack "Crab", a waterman I knew in Cape Charles.
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Yeah, love it. *
Yup. Good one.
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Anyone who can play slide guitar and sing Prine is okay in my book. *
Nice. **
Thank you, Daniel, Steven, Gary, Matt and Rachna.
Crabs, boats and slide guitar! Awesome.*
Thanks, Tim. We had some good times!