Foolish Fisherman

Wading water, my foot falters
This freezing feeling is seeping, stealing
Healthy heat from foolish feet
Now sliding, slipping and trip, tipping
Swimming swift so legs lift 
Scared stiff in the water wishing
That fish found this folly fitting.





May 28th, 2023
Alliterisen Poetry Contest, sponsored by Joseph May
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Dietrich Avatar
May 30, 2023 at 12:58 PM
love this. BIG congrats for your win, Adam.
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