Saturday, September 28, 2013

Leviathan (ode to carp)

corpulent golden carp
finning in the mud
Ill give you a try
retie my leader
look again and
adjust my fly
loop unfurls
cast is true
fly sinks into
the milky blue
the hook is set
the rod bends long
the fish takes off
like a train from
a johnny cash song
I worried now
how this fish is tracking
a few more feet and
she will be in the backing
pulled down the pool
like the old man in the sea
out in his dingy
the line peels off
my...um.. reel thingy
finally tired
finning on her side
a bit of carpe carp
and the prize is mine...

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