January 1, 2021
A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath
Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles.
The Fish That Swam Away
The heat, so cruel, so torrid,
Tortured us last summer,
Slathered us in unrelenting
Sweat. It was a summer to
Forget. The lake at our cabin
Glared silver in the sun, its
Clear, crystalline, dark blue
Depths revealing moss-grown
Fallen trees and sleek brown
Trout taking their ease,
Gliding in and out. Cool
Down there we surmised
And rowed our ancient,
Wooden rowboat out to
Dive in, to refresh, and
Escape. We competed to
Touch the sunken trees,
A very challenging game,
Enjoyable though rather
Odd, yet really not, for
Heat in extremis fevers
The brain. So sad the fish
Swam away. We hoped to
Meet them, at least see
Them eye to eye.
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