Journey of Words

on fishing

the hookbaited, weightedfloatin whatever colour you likewhipped from over the shoulderup and outtoward the envisaged pointwatch the line arcfollow the casthear the lineunspoolingthe splashwatch the buoyant bobbingand watchout and backback out againout and backback out againuntil the timesomething knotstanglessnapsleaves youreelingin nothing~ CLP 19/07/2024 

the hook
baited, weighted
float
in whatever colour you like
whipped from over the shoulder
up and out
toward the envisaged point
watch the line arc
follow the cast
hear the line
unspooling
the splash
watch the buoyant bobbing
and watch

out and back
back out again
out and back
back out again

until the time
something knots
tangles
snaps

leaves you
reeling
in nothing

~

CLP 19/07/2024

The author

Chris Perry

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