the best fishing trip to the cabin
and we never went fishing,
a torrential down pour.
it rained for 3 days, the electricity
went out and we had charcoal, barbecued
on the porch.
a candle and a lantern.
there were batteries and a radio.
we smoked a joint,
drank beer and we talked
about the the stars
and the care and release of fish.
listened to music...
...an hour before sunrise
I took my fishing pole
and headed down to the river
where the ripples and rapids
mimic modern life
sunrise lit the sky on fire
and slowly off the river the mist rose
mingled into sky
and I spread my brother's ashes in the river
and every river flows to the sea.
(love you, Dean)