Casting his artificial lure out on the surface of the water <br />The man envisions the depths of his surroundings and his being <br />Looking beneath the obvious ripples and turmoil of fishing <br />He reads the undercurrents and eddies of catching <br />It is there, standing on the water <br />Where he understands his full potential <br /> <br /> <br />(2007)<br /><br />Ted Sheridan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fishing-with-mr-wiffle/