Water Fishing Poems

Today I’m thankful for fishing…and for our son Ryan

I am not a fisherman…but our son Ryan is…
you might say when it comes to fishing…
Ryan is...

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We are all like fishes
Swimming up and down 
Following each other
Around and around
Turning direction
Once in a while
Following fickle fashion in style
Some of us are piranhas
Others...

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cubs getting hungry
     salmon swimming up the stream
          easy catch for bear
...

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I miss early mornings 
the chill on my legs in the boat 
as we glide easily across the lake 
the smell of fish and earthworms...

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Peaceful summer pass time catching reflections of the sun off water...

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As I gaze long, far
The Sun leans into the sea
Sets water on fire

A lone fisherman
Paddles through the angry waves 
Few fish in the can

Has nought...

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The water churns under the angler's gaze,
Mirroring the sky in a soft, gentle haze.
Beneath the surface lies a world unseen,
Where fish roam freely in currents...

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the fish are jumping
     the big green frogs are croaking
          the shade...

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~Truant loyal adolescent boy 
walks the path of loyal while carrying a can 
       of worms nestle upon the...

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Fishing Holiday

A kingfisher sitting on the old harbour wall
Listening to the geese from the mud flats call
I'm here for some sea fishing until after the...

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The spirit of the old west
a cowboy of song
He sings a pleasant tenor on the world and its wrongs

And he lifts up the spirits when...

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dawn by the river
daylight has barely arrived,
mist dances gently

morning reverie
how perfectly the songbirds
fill the silence

the sun is his clock
accurately keeping time
has the time he needs

old...

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My father was a devoted fly fisherman who couldn’t resist the almost masochistic urge to wake in the quiet predawn hours and stumble, blurry eyed...

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I can stand for hours watching the life of the pool go around.

Sparkling, shimmering water.

Sandy bottoms surrounded by tiny green rock faces,
All dotted by little...

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Fading shadows silent flee.' Fluttering wings and bird calls
Clear ringing around.. Sunlight feeds dawntime lapping
Water babbles its sound..Its firm the earth; under a mossy
Down, a...

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