National Poetry Month Challenge, Day Two

Today's prompt was "water," but I ended up with fish.

Trouble the Waters

This river is a-churn with bass
both largemouth and small,
slender flounder,
herring not yet pickled,
catfish, blue crab and shad.

And here I’ve flung myself
face-down in the bracken,
my arm plunged in up to the shoulder
tugging at that one damn tomcod
I can never have.

©2010 by P.J. DeGenaro