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0 posted 2001-01-06 09:12 PM



Catching Happiness

The dock was splashed
as if with white paint from a modern artist
who threw it in great dollops
and with obvious enjoyment.

Fly artist fly
with your cry that recalls
all my ocean experience,
swoop and snatch this eager fisher’s
bait mid-cast then tussle
twirling in aerobatic bird brawl.

I remember the sun touched my hair
and the boards were scarred and splintered
and all around was lively air
that took my perfect well placed cast, anyway,
and angled it and twisted it just so
around the wooden post where seabird sat
in apparent nonchalance.

This bait was better fish
than any I could perceive in the undulating
murky depth before me, I thought,
and took to tossing it in the air
for free falling seagull catch game
which charmed me more and made the gnarled
man next to me with full bucket, smile.

And so I passed the day
catching happiness.





© Copyright 2001 Martie Odell Ingebretsen - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 2001-01-06 09:59 PM


Martie~
'The dock was splashed
as if with white paint from a modern artist
who threw it in great dollops
and with obvious enjoyment.

Fly artist fly'


I swear - only YOU could take bird poop and make it sound like something we all should order tomorrow.

I'm suggesting it for Grumbacher's next Name-That-Color contest !

You ARE happiness, my friend.
Thank you for the smiles this night !
I just love it when you are frivolously enjoying yourself !
*HUGS*
~*Marge*~
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2 posted 2001-01-06 10:00 PM


This is great, MArtie! Fishermen may not always catch fish...but they always catch happiness!  
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3 posted 2001-01-07 11:15 AM


Marge--Thanks for catching the smile of this poem......it was meant to convey the joy of simple things.

Balladeer--It's been a long time since this fisher caught a fish.  

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4 posted 2001-01-07 10:45 PM


This is delightful, Martie! This brought a bit of warmth into my cold winter day!

Denise

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5 posted 2001-01-07 10:53 PM


I really enjoyed this, you're very talented

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6 posted 2001-01-07 10:59 PM


MARTIE, another splendid read that you provide me with this eve...
Thank you PoetLady

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7 posted 2001-01-07 11:05 PM


You definitely captured the joy of the simple things in life but there is nothing simple about this piece of yours.  This was outstanding and I have to agree with Marge.......ONLY you could make white stuff sound as if it belong on a wall in an art gallery.  Bowing now to your superior talent.
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8 posted 2001-01-08 03:18 PM


Denise--So glad to give you some warmth...it is cold here today too.

Quiet One--Thank you, what nice thing to say.

Coco--thanks so much for thinking this splendid...I appreciate it.

Mark--a bow right back to you, friend cowboy!

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