Rob Schackne #678 - The Fisherman (redux)

      The Fisherman


    Fish for bait, or the other
    the eyes tell it deep or shallow
    knowledge, such as it is, hard-won
    the day begins with diesel smell
    and rags, I read luck with hope
    sixty years and never read a book
    writing a thousand poems in my head
    it’s early morning on the river, very still
    I put on a clean shirt and start the motor.


     Photo: Ray Devlin (2008)