Toking at the dam around twelve Listening for rod tip bells Muds slapping topwater , the hollow ring of paddle striking boat , a bowed rod , a midnight fight on a starlit warm Rico night Connecting the heavens with wondering eyes Tobacco smoke rising high into the sky A jigger of peach brandy warmth A chicken sandwich from the One Stop* ..
The One Stop was the only store in Palmetto other than a supermarket when I was a teenager ..They had the best chicken sandwiches ..Spent many a night cat fishing Cedar Grove Lake as well as the Chattahoochee River ... Muds are slang for Flathead Catfish ..
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