Gone Fishing

Used to go out fishing
With dear friend, P.S.

Amazing experiences
Rocking in a boat
Watching waters
Calm or tense
Always changing

I watched a newly hatched
Dragonfly emerge and
Iridescently pump its wings

I used my rod to save
Many a struggling, drowning
Bee. Gratitude in the clinging...

I have no memory of whether
I ever caught a fish.

I do recall fishing questions
On the house's new roommate
Interview questionnaire.

And lots of perch, bluefish, and
bass surgically addressed on the
Kitchen table.

Water meditation... just like today.