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Dapping on the surface Trailing a wake of Rehashed hard luck stories Mis-spent dreams and Might have beens Heedless that he is out-depthed He holds to his line And works the bar Tied by a master Plumage plucked to order Starling blue, sparrow dun Two fine threads Gold and black Crosswound, tied off Sealed with honeywax - Stealthy weapon of deception He feels the shifting currents He reads the weather-gauge Spring tide, autumn flood Both echo in his veins Gnarly and half-sodden The old fly baits his game Past his best, yes - but Potent all the same *The fish are wary But the fly is patient*
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Jan 17, 2013
Jan 17, 2013 at 8:13 AM UTC
Barfly
Dapping on the surface Trailing a wake of Rehashed hard luck stories Mis-spent dreams and Might have beens Heedless that he is out-depthed He holds to his line And works the bar Tied by a master Plumage plucked to order Starling blue, sparrow dun Two fine threads Gold and black Crosswound, tied off Sealed with honeywax - Stealthy weapon of deception He feels the shifting currents He reads the weather-gauge Spring tide, autumn flood Both echo in his veins Gnarly and half-sodden The old fly baits his game Past his best, yes - but Potent all the same *The fish are wary But the fly is patient*
Henrietta Tiarks: "A gentleman is a patient wolf".
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Scottish
Jan 17, 2013
Jan 17, 2013 at 8:13 AM UTC
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