so i scurried to a spot
where some moss
carpeted a hickory root
and i squinted down the bank
where daddy was casting out
and reeling in nothing
and i saw the lake go on for acres
and the sky go on forever
and i saw the rocks and the trees
and how campfire-like
the sunset was becoming
and then i had to look away
because i saw how small
daddy looked amidst it all
and that terrified me