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BASS DU JOUR

by Charles E Minshall

I've fished for bass
With every bait or lure,
With visions in my mind
Of bass du jour.

But the only fish to reach
My time worn hook,
Was a picture of a bass
From an outdoor book.

I placed it there
To see how it would feel,
To wind in a fish
With my rusty old reel.

It-uh-worked-uh-worked all right,
Thee-ah-uh-reel worked fine.
But the-bass-uh-h bass tasted terrible,
It -uh-needed mo-o-re -uh-wi-i-ine.

11/13/2008

Posted on 11/13/2008
Copyright © 2026 Charles E Minshall

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 11/13/08 at 11:21 PM

You're on one hot roll right now, Charlie! This one is very fun!

Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 11/14/08 at 06:03 AM

You make the word play in this look far, far too easy, man. Awesome work.

Posted by Glenn Currier on 11/15/08 at 05:45 AM

Gees! I wish I'd thunk of that. How many times I have thrown that time worn hook to yield only its wetness. Next time I go out I will definately stop by the barber shot to get and old Outdoor Life. I do miss fishing. Haven't been since summer before last when we had to give up our travel trailer due to an auto accident that totaled our towing vehicle. I must get back again next spring. Fun read, Chaz.

Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 11/16/08 at 11:28 PM

Hahaha! More wine with it one may not even know it is tasteless! LOL!! Great sense of humor!

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