Frippin' at the Frop 'Neath the Rye Patch Dam (1)

October 16, 2025. I-80, Nevada - Ducati Multistrada V4 inspired poetry.

FRIPPIN' AT THE FROP 'NEATH THE RYE PATCH DAM

Allez

Winnemucca Inn, brisk, break of day.
Duc to Menlo Park, near the bay.

Cold hands grasp Duc's heated grips.
Recalling joys of warmer trips.

Swirling wraiths, Son of Sam,
Frippin' at the frop 'neath the Rye Patch Dam.

Alkaline water, artificial lake.
Sun seared sagebrush. Rattlesnake.

Humboldt trickles, dam to sink.
Scummy water, not for drink.

Swirling wraiths, Son of Sam,
Frippin' at the frop 'neath the Rye Patch Dam.

Retours

West on 80, in the black.
Lake's succubus reek, beyond UP track.

Spooky luster in left looking glass.
Specters creep closer; then they pass.

Swirling wraiths, Son of Sam,
Frippin' at the frop 'neath the Rye Patch Dam.

Ranges outlined in the night,
Later: Billboards, city light.

End Duc hum at The Winnemucca Inn.
Ribeye, sack. Skip slots sin.

Swirling wraiths, Son of Sam,
Frippin' at the frop 'neath the Rye Patch Dam.