Pumpkin Seeds – v2

Under the canopy

over the lake

on the flat surface

of the pier, under the awning

next to the boat moored there

I lay still on the pier

watching the water below me

fish, pumpkin seeds,

darted fitfully beneath me

aware of my presence

A fishing leader only

dangling off my index finger

a hook hidden from their view;

A less-than-cautious one was

caught with canned corn on my line

Dropped in the bucket beside me

flopping and flipping

while I did it again

in the clear lake

in Mound, Minnesota

forty-four summers ago

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edited October 29, 2015

Pumpkin Seeds – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/pumpkin-seeds-v2.html

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post

“Darting fitfully”

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnmorag/396422577/in/faves-38368286@N08/

“How could I not post this poem with this photo ... it did an odd thing, Mr Foss saw tiny fish in the water like pumpkin seeds and, because of it, I see the seeds in the pumpkin like little fish within the reeds.... the power of suggestion! 

www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com:80/”

by

Lynn Morag

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January 27, 2007

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August 17, 2006 22:07

Pumpkin Seeds

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/08/pumpkin-seeds.html

Lake Minnetonka

Mound, MN

August 1971

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Fresh Catch – v3

stifled laughter

through the blessing,

but for only so long

furtive looks, sneaking glances

smirks giving way, a torrent

A cascade of giggling caught us

in waves, in commotion,

that night at the dinner table

A fresh catch by our fingers

perch and pumpkinseeds

flipped, flopped in the sink

during the dinner conversation

waiting for our hands

while spaghetti was on the menu

fresh from the lake

a few feet away, fresh catch,

a piece of the joy of childhood

serenading our supper

flip, flop, … splash

in mom's clean sink

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edited July 8, 2014

Fresh Catch – v3

edited June 25, 2014

Fresh Catch – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/fresh-catch-v2.html

July 19, 2006 20:12

Fresh Catch

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/07/fresh-catch.html

Summer 1971

Mound, MN

Tippe Wauken Apartments

Lake Minnetonka

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 31,030+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Fresh Catch – v2

stifled laughter

for only so long

A cascade of giggling caught us

in waves, in commotion,

that night at the dinner table

A fresh catch by our fingers

perch and pumpkinseeds

flipped, flopped in the sink

waiting for our hands

while spaghetti was on the menu

fresh from the lake

a few feet away

a piece of the joy of childhood

serenading our supper

flip, flop, splash

in mom's clean sink

----

edited June 25, 2014

Fresh Catch – v2

July 19, 2006 20:12

Fresh Catch

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/07/fresh-catch.html

Summer 1971

Mound, MN

Tippe Wauken Apartments

Lake Minnetonka

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 30,700+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Fresh Catch

A cascade of giggling
caught us
in waves
that night
at the dinner table
A fresh catch
perch and pumpkinseeds
flipped, flopped in the sink
waiting for our hands
while spaghetti was on the menu
fresh from the lake
a few feet away
a piece of
the joy of childhood
serenading our supper

Fall, 1971
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/07/fresh-catch.html

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 30,700+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.