Ode To a Generous Friend
Ode to a Generous Friend
I’ve a long time friend
That loves to go fishin’
Where you throw out some bait
While doin' 'strong wishin'
That something down under
Will be there just waiting
That you’ve made the right guess
When pickin’ you baiting.
Well he seems to have good luck
When he goes to those “great lakes”.
Up North to boundary waters
Near a week, it often takes.
They fish from sun up
Till way late in the day.
More hours than they’d work :o)
But for them this is “play”.
There are strict government limits
On the number you can keep.
Sometimes it’s a real struggle
To pull them up from the deep.
But as is often the case,
He caught there his limit
From his good fortune
We so often share in it.
My wife’s a real fish lover
Just beams when she hears
He’s brought her fresh fish
As he’s done many years.
They come to our kitchen
All cleaned and filleted
No easier fish dinner
Ever could be made.
This time it was great Walleye
Plus some Northeren pike cuts.
He supplied a good variety
We won’t experience a flavor rut.
They went up in the freezer
But will be eaten real soon.
Frying fish is a science
To get the smell from the room. :o)
A few days ago, I spotted
Thawing fish on the bar
Of course as a signal
Fried fish can’t be far.
I knew for my dinner
A big treat lay ahead
When I took my first bite
I sounded out of my head.
It was breaded, with a crust
Never tasted any better
I knew there and there,
Best write him a letter.
Of course my wife loved it
She’d eat fish a bit more.
When a friend brings it “fresh”
You know good eating’s in store.
Today we're at a garage sale
Our daughters are having.
I’m a sucker for a bargain
Try to do some deal grabbing
There was a little fish creel
Reminded me of my friend.
I brought it home proudly
And to him I will now send.
Once again I cheat a card shop
Out of 4 or 5 buck$
I’ll send him this rhyme
As it’s one of oldbucks
I’ve often heard said:
But not sure who raised the chatter
“It’s not the gifts cost”
“But the thought that should matter”.
So: Here now sent to my friend
Is a bit of good humor.
Maybe sometime at a party
A good “white elephant” mover. :o)
Written by oldbuck, July 28, 2017, as a greeting to accompany a silly gift, purchased as a way to thank a friend for a thoughtful gesture. One of those little gifts that may have been a greater blessing to give than receive. :o)
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