Crashing into the wrecking ball of whitecap force the eagle finds itself in a quagmire
Deep into the water the salmon dives hoping to elude capture
Finding instead lure sharp it hooks into the skin deeply
Leaving gash beyond repair
Waking into release of drowning taken promises of riding the waves
Over the tides ebbing free from tossing tides and nearing turmoil spawning nevermore
Drowning is avoided narily
Gasping for air once again she realizes she nearly choked on hook of line and sinker
Disappearing into the froth of the river taken down to the crash of shore against skin and stone
With golden sands as far as the eye can see
Freedom from the shackles of lured anchor hearing the seashell’s siren song
Poseidon sets the rules with wielding triton and pricks of destiny letting this one get away
BohoChickRising.com 
KJ, you rock. I’m grateful for your verse, you are so beautifully lyrical. And I always learn something from your literary allusions and take them to heart. I didn’t know that “narily” was a word (still don’t), but I will adopt it. I love the phrase “skin and stone” and will find a way to use it. I don’t know what “triton” means (I’ll look it up) but it is a very musical part of that sentence. I’m glad the fish got away, I’m always for the underdog. My dad stopped taking me fishing early because I kept throwing the fish back when he wasn’t looking. No wonder Buck was the favorite son! I still don’t fish, but I’m honest about it, even though a lot of sportsmen up here (a fishing destination) are catch-and-release fishermen. Something about the way a fish looks at you with that one staring eye! It went right through me, like it was saying, “Are you going to let this crime against nature go unpunished?” I slipped the fish back into the lake without a sound… I hope you are well and happy. I love you more than sushi, peanut butter, or the sound of a dog snoring. Forgive me for being an uncle in hiding. (I’m not hiding, I just keep moving…taking advice from a bumper sticker I saw that read, “Stay Ahead Of The Posse”.) You are brilliant and sweet, you are compassionate and poetic, you are loving. Add that up and what do you get? Perfecto!
Love, Uncle b
On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 4:50 PM BohoChickRising.com wrote:
> Kjirsti S.Nicolaysen posted: ” Crashing into the wrecking ball of > whitecap force the eagle finds itself in a quagmire Deep into the water the > salmon dives hoping to elude capture Finding instead lure sharp it hooks > into the skin deeply Leaving gash beyond repair Waking into” >
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