Thoughts Uv Troutin’

Hev yew got yewr rod turgether,

     Hev yew sorted out yewr lines;

Hev yew let yewr dreamin’ wander

     Up ermong the sleepy pines?

Hev yew thought erbout the fishin’

     ‘Bout the fairy wary trout?

Well, it’s time tur pack yewr wicker,

     An’ tur git yewr tackle out.

O, the reel’s b’en growin’ rusty

     But we’ll shine it up ag’in;

An’ the flies once bright an’ fluffy

     They er growin’ ruther thin.

But the ice is off the water,

     An' the tackle’s in the creel

An' it’s pretty soon we’ll listen

     Tew the music uv the reel.

Dec. 27, ‘96

Pub. in The Phillips

Phonograph (Me)

   April 2,

      ‘97