A father and a son fish together

On a river wide, with the sunshine complementing the fair weather

Their lines cast out like hopes and dreams

Waiting for bites and life's themes

Like life's journey, the river flows

Ups and downs as it goes

Sometimes calm, turbulent and wide

We navigate through side by side

The bait we use, like choices we made

It attracts good things or mistakes we made

Like patience we hold, waiting for a bite

That the moment unfolding may be right

Fish bites like challenges faced

Requires strength and skill to take

The ones that get away, the mistakes we've made

Teach us wisdom for the next step to face

As the sun sets on this
fishing day

The father and son reflect on life's way

They go and learn from their experiences too

Hopefully they find wisdom in all they do