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Remote exotica on a map
the Saguenay in Quebec 
durable low clouds blanket the fjord and pines 
and a man churns a Harley Davidson alongside.
Winslow Homer was the only American to visit the Saguenay
his brother Charles held on tight while Shooting The Rapids in oil.
Miramichi froze early in the 20th Century 
the Catholic city was too far north for motorcycle sightseeing
only Ted Williams returned year by year
fishing for salmon in his favorite river in the world.
An Ohio kid looking at exotica might ask himself
how they survive above New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.