Fishing
For Fathers at Father's Day

Took my youngest fishing
   on the Licking.
We set in at Cynthiana's boat ramp
   floating along and talking some,
but mostly
   him casting and me untangling messes--
       pulling up alongside
trees and bushes
    to get hooks and find lures.
Finally,
    at the end of the day,
he hooked into a BIG one
it fought him all the way to the boat.
When he finally pulled it in
    we found a boot.
Being a good environmentalist I told my son,
    we'll pour out the water
    and keep the boot.
Why?
So we can help keep our river clean.
But won't it just go in a landfill?
Yes.
What's the point?
He had me there. But I still poured out the boot's water,
    and with it the only fish we'd caught all day.