Fisherman's Tale

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by Thomas Eakins (1910)
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 They gathered with nets on the shoreline
on a dark rainy day, searching for a sign

it was rumored that s ship of dreams sailed
carrying treasures beyond the mystic veil

cold and hungry they cast out their heavy nets
through the fog, formed ghostly silhouettes

echoes of deep regrets, ballad of lost souls
who among you, will hear the last bell toll

with humble hearts, working side by side
hidden full moon, pulling hope with the tide

it is said their nets were bountiful with fish
and the ship of dreams full- filled their wish

perhaps, this is an old fisherman's tale
for all we know it could have been a whale

written for imaginary garden with real toads

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Gone Fishing!

ancestors carved signs

messages left in stone walls

from water springs life

cast your net so you might grow

catching fish in the deep end

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pictures etched in stone

mossy shoreline shadows dance

fishing for knowledge

cloudy skies, warm gentle rain

revealing a rainbow trout

~

ancient trail marker

mysterious fishing hole

cast your hook and line

walk on the pathway of bears

sharing your catch with mankind 
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paddling together
desire fills our emptiness
casting dark shadows
we rest by the crooked tree
hungry feeding our bellies

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picture credit by Truedessa