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twinsgd Member
since 2000-02-13
Posts 416Ontario,Canada |
I'm walking the bank I'm fishing the lake. So far not much luck no fish I can take. When I then spot a pool cut off from the rest It's teeming with fish so I fill up my chest. Later I'll fry and have a shore lunch. I'm here all alone but will cook quite a bunch. Nothing like fresh fish straight out of the lake or out of the pool, if that's what it takes. The loons they are calling their sad lonely call. Out here in the wild as night starts to fall. Sunset throws crimson light on the rocks. The waters bright shimmer red yellow and gold. The dark settles in, there is hardly a sound. The whoosh of the bats as they dart all around. The occasional splash as a fish jumps so high A foraging bear on the hillside so far. The Silence is split as a wolf howls out loud. The call it is answered there must be a crowd Noise in the undergrowth makes hair stand on end The day is unfolding as surely it should. My campfire I douse as there has been a drought. I crawl in my tent get my sleeping bag out. I then settle down for a good long nights rest. As I drift into dreamland I feel quite content. I awake to a scratching sound outside my tent It must be a mouse caught up in the vent. I pull down the zipper, stick my head outside my campsite is bathed in a strange violet light. I'm drawn irrevocably out into the night above in the sky an unusual sight. A spaceship is hovering over my camp. "Shove off" I yell," You're disturbing my sleep." I then get beamed up , I'm inside their ship. I have been abducted my wings have been clipped A tiny green man holds a gun to my chest As best I recall he had no nose on his face. In a quavering voice I say "What do you want?" He replies in midair,but I don't know the font. I shake my head not understanding,he does a quick switch. He shouts at me loudly "YOU STOLE MY FISH." |
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William P Bussey Member
since 2000-02-26
Posts 188 |
Twnsgd, your just like all fishermen, you expect us to believe your wild stories. I think your stuff is great, also like you punch line. You paint a nice picture, I was raised on a game refuge, I can relate.....bill |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Another entertaining delightful fish tale!! Well written, twinsgd!! Denise |
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rich-pa Member
since 2000-02-07
Posts 317New Orleans, Louisiana |
i loved the fishing part, being that i am a commercial fisherman and have spent most of my life outdoors but i didn't like the ending, sorry. the aliens were too much for me, thought it ruined a beuatiful piece "that's my opinion i could be wrong" rich-pa |
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childomine Senior Member
since 2000-01-25
Posts 818st. petersburg, FL |
Twins - your fishing tales are absolutely delightful. I must admit you had me hook, line and sinker - until the last 3 verses. You are too funny!! ...Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a relative to all that is.... Black Eagle Oglala Sioux holy man |
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twinsgd Member
since 2000-02-13
Posts 416Ontario,Canada |
Bill.....Denise.....Childomine...Thanks for reading and kind words..I am just writing for fun. Rich-pa...criticism well taken, although I don't feel I write well enough to leave things straight. thank you for taking an interest. |
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Jon Mewett Senior Member
since 2000-03-04
Posts 1304 |
Writing for fun is good. Your enjoyment of fishing and of writing shines through here. Keep writing and keep the pub smiling sometimes we get a little short of air 'round here. Jon |
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freckles Member
since 2000-02-12
Posts 160Virginia USA |
twinsgd--Well, you've gone and done it again; you've put a smile on our faces with this delightful, well-written piece. I'm so glad you began writing and sincerely hope that you continue to find it enjoyable. "Unto thine own self be true, and it must follow as the night, the day; thou cans't not be false to any man."---Shakespeare |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Twnsgd, I am ready to throw out my line. Good fun poem!!! Friends are friend forever if the Lord's the Lord of them and a friend will not say never cause the welcome will not end. --Michael W. Smith |
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twinsgd Member
since 2000-02-13
Posts 416Ontario,Canada |
Freckles.....Thank you so much. Having fun and people saying such nice stuff...doesn't get much better than that. Lone Wolf...Throw it out there....you never know what you might catch..huh!!!! |
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Another Heather Member
since 2000-02-17
Posts 93Canada |
This was great twinsgd! Sometimes we need a little lightening up. Not only was this funny, but it had some great imagery. By the way, you definitely write well enough to leave things straight if you want to. Thanks for an enjoyable read! "Be yourself... No matter what they say" - Sting |
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