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Colleen Coghlan

Seattle

THE MISSING LINK

Shilshole, oh Shilshole, you’re my bike trail of choice.

I’m a rolling oldie,
who lives nearby,
hoping you’ll hear my voice.

I want to roll bumpless, by the canal,
with boats and the seagulls’ squawks,

and not divert to Leary, on my stroll to the Chittenham Locks.