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    • Northern California
      • Del Norte
      • Humboldt
      • Mendocino
      • Sonoma
      • Marin
    • Central California
      • San Francisco
      • San Mateo
      • Santa Cruz
      • Monterey
      • San Luis Obispo
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      • The Channel Islands
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      • Los Angeles
      • Orange County
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    • California’s East Coast
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    • Methods
      • Plein Air
      • Studio Landscapes
      • Live Art
      • Other Studio Work
    • Subjects
      • Landscapes
      • Music
      • Surfing
      • Birds and Bones
      • Imaginations
      • Abstractions
    • Shapes
      • Square
      • Horizontal
      • Horizontal ✛
      • Horizontal ✛ ✛
      • Vertical
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      • Vertical ✛ ✛
  • Writing
  • About
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    • California Coastal Art Project Map
    • An Ulterior Motive
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Dividing the Rest

A fine line
Divides the pursuit
Of overwhelming joy
From sheer
And loathsome
Irresponsibility

The high tide line
Divides
The rest

Consider us divided
And
Conquered

Even the Spaniards
On the tall ships
Know…

Both victory
And defeat
Taste better
With a dash of salt
And lime

Posted on October 22, 2018July 13, 2021 by Matt Beard
Categories: Poetry & Free Verse, Just Words

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