Riveted to the grass in frozen alertness
Limbs ache from hours of wait
It may be a day of their not being impressed
Fooled not once by tempting bait!
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Wonderful poem expressing the agony and ecstasy of angler's watch and catch ! It requires immense patience to be an angler..... At times after a night's vigilant watch, one may have only an empty bucket to take back home! A 10
I haven't gone fishing for about 5 years, but I remember how depressing it was when nothing would take the bait. And I could see the large fish swimming by. I think that's why I stopped fishing. It's so much easier just to go to the restaurant and order the fish! Loved your poem.