The Contrite Angler - For Heidi Stephenson By Jeff Cloves
An Animal Rights Poem from All-Creatures.org

The Contrite Angler - For Heidi Stephenson
By Jeff Cloves

lovely fishes flash through
where the bridge
is risen
their silver sides
catch the light
from sunshine’s prism
I used to try
to catch and hook them
oh my may I
be forever forgiven

fishes
Illustration: Claire Palmer, IT International Times

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Originally published on IT International Times

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