FISH STORY                                                                                                              back to writings

once upon a time
a fish flashed out of the water –
a silver promise.

my quiet heart flipped,
felt the first note of
a new song.

I gripped the rod and
arced it back, as the waves
rocked the boat, but gently. 

the moon had not yet
shown its face, and the sun
had set the clouds on fire.

the colors were warm but
the air was cool,
and the fish was pulling like a tug 

on my heart, nothing impossible,
just enough. and in spite of words
I found a way to bring it home.