Sits on overturned bucket. Smells of fish, worm, and bayou water. Old eyes rest on rod. Points to a spot where muddy waters swirl. They like to sit on the bottom and wait.
Old man smokes.
Dreams behind half closed eyes, or imagines fat yellow cat hauling on line dropped where Bayous meet. Old man waits. The Morpo Review is published electronically on a quarterly basis. Reproduction of this magazine is permitted as long as the magazine is not sold and the entire text of the issue remains intact. Copyright 1994-2001, The Morpo Review.