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Ice fishing |
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JamesBowie Member
since 2000-11-25
Posts 252big old Bangor Maine up by the shack |
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 |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
James, A delightful write and read. Enjoyed |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
James I loved this! I wrote one once about ice fishing, but mine didn't have this tender charm you have created. Very enjoyable reading! |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
This was just great! The best of life keeps us young. All there is to living well. Bravo! ThisDiamond |
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Krawdad Member Elite
since 2001-01-03
Posts 2597 |
Ah yes, a pup, an Old Man and his ice fishing. A special charm all its own. "As soon as the generals and the politicos can predict the motions of your mind, lose it." Wendell Berry |
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