Fishing

Like fish in a pond we are often fed lines baited with lures or hook so tempting. Offerings hung from invisible threads shimmering promises so tempting. Trust not glittering words deadly snares so tempting.

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J Hamilton Gist

Date: 1/30/2020 7:30:00 PM

Love the stanzas like water flow.

Jean Bush

Date: 12/25/2019 7:08:00 PM

A well stated warning to look at who's holding the bait, not the bait itself.

Running Wolves
Date: 12/25/2019 7:58:00 PM

Yeppers grin

Old Buck

Date: 12/20/2019 2:18:00 PM

Running Wolves: My mind went to last evening debate. Sorry to sully your fine work with politics from either side. :o) Thanks for sharing with all of us on the soup. oldbuck

Running Wolves
Date: 12/20/2019 5:05:00 PM

Thank you and no worries... If it fits the situation, it fits.

Robert Moore

Date: 12/19/2019 9:16:00 PM

Like fish in a pond we are often fed lines baited with lures or hook so tempting. Perfect and so true.

Running Wolves
Date: 12/20/2019 5:45:00 AM

Thank you kind sir

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 12/5/2019 10:15:00 PM

"shimmering promises so tempting" - absolutely!

Running Wolves
Date: 12/6/2019 6:52:00 AM

Yeah this is another don't get me started lol. Thank you kindly