November 8th, 1999 | |||
Hatch by John Engels Excerpt from: Big Water Published by Lyons & Burford, New York, NY We thank Nick Lyons for use permission!
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Another month and the fly-making season is on us, just barely time before we're wade-deep in May, and the Clyde runs clear again and the bats begin to fly, and by the end of the month
I'll be back in the meadows
red-sided fishes wallowing
I used the left and wore that out, too,
to the riffles at the tail
John Engels has taught English Literature at St. Michaels's College in Winooski, Vermont for many years. He is the author of five books of poetry, including The Homer Mitchell Place, Vivaldi in Early Fall, and Weather-Fear, for which he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is recognized as one of America's finest poets. He lives in Burlington, Vermont. |
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