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Ice Fishing |
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jbowie Member
since 2000-02-18
Posts 135BANGOR (that OR) ME |
The old man winces slightly in response to an unrelenting arthritic stiffness that at night, settles into his joints like ravenous worms burrowing deeply, seeking the succulent core of a rotting apple I response to the undulating waves of pain, his face gravely contorts, creating deep frown lines that look as permanent as river valleys carved in the granite bedrock by eons of powerfully coursing water Then as if by some unseen smoothing hand his features relax as he turns to his wife who is as beautiful to him as the day he first saw her playfully tossing a stick to an aging chocolate labrador retriever Whistling softly so as not to wake his wife he summons his bounding young pup Charlie from his piles of quilt bedding on the floor patting him affectionately before turning to grasp his wool lined winter coveralls Drawing on a pair of aged leather boots, he gathers his bucket of shiners and an old railroad pry bar he will use to break the thin coating of ice that would have formed over his fishing holes during the long winter night Pulling open the door, his arthritic pains now becoming just a dim memory, he shuffles out onto the ice after his playful pup Charlie, both excitedly anticipating the first of many fish to be caught on this beautifully clear morning [This message has been edited by jbowie (edited 03-29-2000).] |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
You make winter sound "almost" appealing, james... I'll just keep on viewing it through your eyes...hehe..  "like ravenous worms burrowing deeply, seeking the succulent core of a rotting apple" No one but you would think to write a simile such as this one... You're good, my friend..>* |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Excellent imagery and very well written  |
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INclan Senior Member
since 1999-07-20
Posts 1024Indiana, USA |
This makes me sad the ice is gone off Lk. Maxinkuckee. My grandfather loved to ice fish and took me often, as a young boy. I miss him. INclan |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Your poems are always a pleasure! You paint such beautiful vivid pictures with your words! Denise |
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