The Shimmering Rainbow Trout

THIS POEM IS NOT PRESENTED AS I INTENDED (ie. DOUBLE SPACED).

THIS HAS BEEN DONE BY PERSONS BEYOND MY CONTROL

THUS DIMINISHING THE READING EXPERIENCE.

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Leaping, catching raindrops

And then the sun is out,

Twisting, see the spectrum

About the rainbow trout.

His home is wet and weedy

Beneath the turquoise skies.

His hide is where it's shaded,

His day spent swatting flies.

Vaulting from a splashy pool,

Angling for a tasty meal

Set up for a dainty dish,

A flitting, dancing fly to steal.

But I am here to catch him

And take him home for tea,

With my rod and tackle

And bogus flies with me.

I cast, he springs and misses

Today he swims with luck;

He lands back in the water...

For now, he's off the hook.

                        ASJ