The Fish Dance

I watched your fish dance 
From under my hat brim 
Cloud covered and dim   
While on your boat  
You would float   

Waiting for the chance  
Of a bending pole   
When one flickered
I giggled and snickered
Watching you jump for joy
Like a young boy
At peace was your soul

And all at once I understood
Your remembrance of boyhood
The echoes of the wake
The magic between you
The fish and the lake
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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