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ON THE SAND by RUTH CLAY PRICE

First Line: DO GHOST LOBSTERS MOCK THIS SCRAP
Last Line: KNOWING LOBSTERS, TRAPS, AND ME.
Subject(s): HUNTING; IRONY; LOBSTERS; SEASHORE; HUNTERS; BEACH; COAST; SHORE;

Do ghost lobsters mock this scrap,
Once a well-made lobster trap?

Shall I ever laugh to naught
This strange trap where I am caught?

Are you held by tide and shore,
Earth-bound, moon-caught, evermore?

Answer, old indifferent sea,
Knowing lobsters, traps, and me.



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