Poetry

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I search, research, drop anchor and wait
Baited hook cast to seize the day
There’s action beyond what I can see
Though anxious, I wait patiently
For opportunity to bite and run
In the struggle, break water and reach for the sun.
With dreams alive and vision true
I see a shimmer. I glimpse a view
Tension mounts. To the challenge, I rise
Reeling and reeling, but I fail to surmise
The catch requires less drag and more line
Fighting, more fighting. Give it more time
What’s this? A shimmer, I see in the stream
Ripples and more at the surface, my dream
But, down and deeper an unforeseen snag
I must keep control. I tighten the drag
No good. No time. A web-tangled line…
Misfortune dictates, “Cut bait”
So, changing my tack, I search and research
Drop anchor and patiently wait.

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