the rowing journey—
making it up as we go
having lost the map
the youngest brother—
catching the biggest rainbow
with an ugly fly
abrupt windstorm—
catching our tents before they
fly into the lake
after a chant
to the Indian spirits
the gale abates
on a rain-slicked stone
also waiting out the storm—
a caterpillar
the middle brother
snagging the longest fish—
lake trout from bottom
never noticed
how a mosquito walks—
socked in the tent
waking to a rainbow
reflected on the lake—
what’s left for my heart?
the son rowing
the father catching fish
the son soon fries
the ouzel tricking
her fledgling with food to flee
the birdwatchers
the butterfly
I’m trying to shoot landing
on my camera
father and son
carving first walking sticks—
troubled by knots
pan-fried rainbow—
after a long hard day
of skipping stones