Minnow Skies

You never see an old minnow They’re just bait Something for another creature to eat Farther up the food chain I would love to catch a five-pound minnow Catch and release. Now wouldn’t that be something. I could see the headlines “Man catches five-pound minnow, Doesn’t know what to fish for anymore.” I mean what do you fish for with a five-pound minnow? He’s pretty much the proverbial big fish in a small pond. And what does he eat…surely he’s not a cannibal. Perhaps frogs or small dogs? I don’t know anything about fishing, but these things Keep me awake at night. Perhaps I need better medication. Until then I will dream of minnow gray skies And anorexic egrets.