The Love Boat

A true Canadian knows how to make love in a canoe without tipping.
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listen to the crickets' sudden silence
in this nightfallen corner of the lake
they hear us coming
this "raft" of ours
dubbed "the love boat"
by near cackling bystanders
gaining speed quickly
paddle faster
away from their accusing eyes
paddle faster away from the pack of wolves
who would lead a lamb such as yourself to slaughter

laughter and love
meet the stillness
and play in harmony
with the sounds of nature
it's too quiet...
it's too quiet...

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Sounds of laughter subside
Sounds of love echo one by one into the night
Like the sound of passing thunder
with not a drop of rain under its wing
You look at me and smile
I know exactly what you're thinking
whoever said a canoe was too small?