morning condensation
on the window
is the shape of Lake Superior
wolf snout
arched back
island eye
body of water
between us and Canada
summer cooler
winter curse
when it rains
river mouths bleed
from ancient clay beds
laid before mining
and weekend campers
came to Whiteface
before worlds began to
explode, before drought
and mercury, before
the moisture on my window
runs like a tear to the sea.