But, I can't stop fishing, <br />I told my new wife. <br />It's an integral part, <br />Of all young men's lifes. <br /> <br />But she laid down the law, <br />It was fishing or her. <br />Get rid of the tackle, <br />The rods and the lures. <br /> <br />She wanted no part, <br />Of those smelly fish. <br />To tell you the truth, <br />She was really a...pain. <br /> <br />Well I don't know what happened, <br />But after a while, <br />She just let it go, <br />Like a bright eyed little child. <br /> <br />And I took her fishing, <br />For the first time in her life. <br />And she caught more than me, <br />My wonderful new wife. <br /> <br />It's close to forty years now, <br />And she never stays home. <br />She says it's not right, <br />That I go fishing alone. <br /> <br />12/21/10 Alton Texas<br /><br />Juan Olivarez<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/but-i-can-t-stop-fishing/
