Thursday, October 10, 2013

Skyfishing



I call in 
not going to work today,
I'm going fishing instead


 To where the sky opens 
Blue, clear & opulent
I hook the worms
Lilies are blooming feathers    
I cast the rod 
Wind blasts a million jellyfish  
I stoop, tugging extra string 

 I catch 
a man wearing a business suit
& clouds 
laugh along with me


 Posted for: Imaginary Garden for Real Toads - Writing from the point of view of the animal & place -  Hosted by Peggy ~

and Flash Fiction Friday for the G-man  - 55 words ~ 
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40 comments:

  1. MaryOctober 10, 2013 at 6:16 AM

    Very clever, Grace. Gives new meaning to going fishing. The twist at the end was truly delightful.

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  2. L. Edgar OttoOctober 10, 2013 at 7:00 AM

    Interesting match with the photo... the old saying that time spent fishing is not subtracted from your life. This ties so many images presented for this prompt...from the surreal to the concrete and nostalgic when in the fifth grade my brother and I skipped a month of days of school going fishing and exploring the mudflats of the Tidewaters of Virginia. Your train of mood is like the strongest line that unwinds beyond time added or subtracted or among living things time not eat or eaten that spirits share mirrors and the world.

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    1. GraceOctober 10, 2013 at 9:45 PM

      Thank you for the thoughtful & poetic comment ~ That's a lovely childhood memory ~

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  3. Vandana SharmaOctober 10, 2013 at 7:27 AM

    :) Sky is the inspiration for so many things ...

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  4. Pat HattOctober 10, 2013 at 8:18 AM

    Sounds like a plan, although it is a bit cold for fishing

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    1. GraceOctober 10, 2013 at 9:44 PM

      Today yes ~ But we can imagine it to be warm & inviting ~ Thanks Pat ~

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  5. humbirdOctober 10, 2013 at 8:24 AM

    Love your vivid fantasy, Grace, the transparent world you're breathing forward and backward, relaxing mood I get while reading your poem. Thanks for morning treat :)x

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  6. Brian MillerOctober 10, 2013 at 8:26 AM

    you have no idea how much i would love to be sick today and go fishing....ha....love the whimsy in the end as well...that it was the man that was caught....

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    1. GraceOctober 10, 2013 at 9:46 PM

      I wish...good to be whimsy at times ~ Thanks Brian ~

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  7. Optimistic ExistentialistOctober 10, 2013 at 8:29 AM

    Wow the ending kind of threw me as well! I love when that happens unexpectedly :) the sigh of a great poem

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  8. SusanOctober 10, 2013 at 9:04 AM

    Breath of Fresh air! I think dogs on leashes feel this way.

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  9. MargaretOctober 10, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    ...and then your alarm clock rings.... this is very dreamy.

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  10. AnonymousOctober 10, 2013 at 10:28 AM

    I agree with Margaret - it does have a dreamy, surreal feel.

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  11. revelationsOctober 10, 2013 at 10:36 AM

    an unusual twist to the ending well done...

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  12. Sherry Blue SkyOctober 10, 2013 at 11:29 AM

    I LOVE this, it stands the reader on her head and is a total turnaround. Brilliant. So entertaining!

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  13. AnonymousOctober 10, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    I love this. What a fun juxtaposition of the normal fishing trip!

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  14. Gloria BakerOctober 10, 2013 at 11:47 AM

    always say that but is true love this Grace!!xo

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  15. Kathryn DycheOctober 10, 2013 at 12:56 PM

    Fun ending :0)

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  16. JimOctober 10, 2013 at 2:27 PM

    Ha ha, Grace. You poem matches the picture where all is acting out the unexpected.
    Opposites attract they say so it might well come out this way some day. :) You noted
    that I was laughing along with you. And I am still smiling. :)
    ..

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  17. Kay L. DaviesOctober 10, 2013 at 3:34 PM

    Fabulous, Grace. You are so good at seeing things from a new and different point of view, and your descriptions are delightful. I wonder what the little fella is going to do with the man now that he's caught him.
    K

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    1. GraceOctober 10, 2013 at 9:15 PM

      Bring him to the deepest & farthest part of the sea ~ Thanks Kay ~

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  18. PeggyOctober 10, 2013 at 5:54 PM

    So creative Grace. Fun to go places totally unexpected! Thanks for posting !

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  19. EllaOctober 10, 2013 at 6:03 PM

    You probably caught my husband-lol
    Fun to read Grace!
    I love the view over here :D

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  20. AnonymousOctober 10, 2013 at 8:29 PM

    you hit a triple, here, Grace :)

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    1. GraceOctober 10, 2013 at 9:13 PM

      Thanks M ~ I think I got a good fishing equipment :-)

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  21. author.nara.maloneOctober 10, 2013 at 8:30 PM

    A man in a business suit...now there's a nice catch when you're skipping out of work. Hope it wasn't the boss.

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  22. G-ManOctober 10, 2013 at 8:44 PM

    For every day spent fishing.
    One day is added to your life
    Even metaphorical fishing...Really...Look it up!
    As usual Grace, you have penned a top shelf Gem!
    Don't think that you aren't in the Elite of poetic writers that frequent Bloggerville.
    Your creativity is second to none.
    Thanks for playing this week again, you ROCK the Provence baby!
    Have a Kick Ass Week-End and Thanksgiving

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    1. GraceOctober 10, 2013 at 9:11 PM

      I believe you on that quote ~

      I rock, we all rock, whoowhoo ~ Thanks for the enthusiastic response G-Man ~

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  23. MargaretOctober 10, 2013 at 8:56 PM

    Reading this a second time through... I think the man won't want to be a "catch and release" :)

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  24. Alice AudreyOctober 10, 2013 at 10:24 PM

    I always assumed the hook had something to do with who was and who wasn't caught

    - Alice

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  25. Other MaryOctober 12, 2013 at 9:24 AM

    Delightful! This sounds like the best kind of fishing!

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