fishing

In my distant childhood

behind my dad I trod

heading for the local stream

with a fishing rod


Never really caught much

but not a total disgrace

bringing home the minnow

Perch, Rudd, and Dace


time to hunter gather

now with covid austerity

break out the old fishing rod

and get a fish for tea


trekking up and down the stream

to the spot of my past

time to show my prowess

with a giant cast


the cast was disappointing

but it was my first try

then I remembered those wise words

to cast long you must cast high


each cast getting higher

hook arcing through the sky

tonight's tasty fish supper

will be starling and magpie