Celebrating Dad - Fr. Murray Bodo, OFM
Fr. Murray's father, Louis, who inspired the poem, 'Trout Streaming'
Trout Streaming
My dad still stands fly fishing
a small stream in Arizona
He’s 81, his cast smooth,
waders rolled beneath his knees
He stands strong, fly rod in hand
towering over deep trout
He died a few months after
this photograph was taken
The following week we’d planned
to fly fish streams together
Now eyes fixed on the fly that’s
hit the water, he’s transfixed
by what might break the surface
He leans forward as into
sunlight, the shadows of my
pursuit falling behind him
Fr. Murray Bodo, OFM
Fr. Murray Bodo, OFM, grew up in Gallup, New Mexico. Trout Streaming is from his newest book of poetry, Autumn Train. See all of Murray's books at: www.murraybodo.com
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