Micropterus dolomieu

Along the back Copper and Tin form in flame

An amalgam of ravenous power and fury

The alloy weathers along the flanks

Patina of deep greens and black

Lurking in shadows waiting in cover

No terror in the hearts of lesser animals

Without knowledge without fear 

The small fishes swim happily

The little freshwaters lobsters crawl about

They scrounge for scraps in ignorance 

They make love

They are French 

Like the owl 

Silent in the night

One minute blissful prey

Then gone

The black beetle reaches the end of the limb

Antenna wildly probe the emptiness

A breeze

A splat

Rings

It does not glide 

It is not sleek

The water itself moves

Parting in anticipation

I cast my line

The lie is delivered 

The falsehood the fake

Twitches Tempts Seduces

A splat

Rings

Along the back Copper and Tin form in flame

An amalgam of ravenous power and fury

Tension

Throbbing

Spray

Submission

Release