It Was This Big

I want to fly
like a fishhook
tied by that guy
in that old book
I never read
whose author’s dead
who dreamed of streams

© Stephen W. Buchanan 2022

Published advertising free at “If You Haven’t Got A Sonnet”

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What lies beneath
the surface truths
shall bare their teeth
put out their booths
once the hook's set?
No idle threat
beguiles with smiles.

Originally published advertising free at “If You Haven’t Got A Sonnet”

Hey! My daughter Bee has an Etsy site for “Hand sewn decorative items” – RaccoonStitches! Please check it out!

I saw the phrase “what lies beneath” in a lot of posts lately, which made me think it was a prompt, but I can’t find it if it is. So I’ll credit Christine E. Ray’s poem “What Lies Beneath?” on her wonderful site “Brave & Reckless” for being the muse.