Songs of Eretz Poetry
Review is
pleased to present “Night Fishing” by Rie Sheridan Rose. Ms. Rose has authored five chapbooks of
poetry. In addition to previous appearances in Songs of Eretz, her poems have been published in Penumbra, Illumen, The Voices Project, and Wolf Willow, as well as in numerous
anthologies. She is also a lyricist, having provided the words for many of the
songs on Don’t Go Drinking with Hobbits by Marc Gunn.
Night Fishing
Rie Sheridan Rose
Cast
a line into the sea—
“Hey,
baby, come here often...?”
Wait
with bated breath
to
see if anyone takes the lure.
Tug
gently to set the hook—
“You
are way too pretty for this dive...”
Give
a little illusion of freedom
with
disinterest.
Pay
out more line to tire the catch—
“Oh,
no. I hardly ever come to this
side
of town. I was supposed to
meet
a friend.”
Reel
in your prize—
just
a night’s fun or a forever trophy?
Who
can say...?
But
if it doesn’t work out,
you
can always throw her
back.
Poet's Notes: This poem was a little out of my comfort
zone, having been originally written for a market that I would not have tried
if I hadn't been pushing myself to do exactly that--get out of my usual form
and subject matter. I decided to look at life from the other side for a
change…
Editor’s Note: I enjoy the nicely executed conceit here with its splash of
irony and interesting blend of funny and sad.
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