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"Hymns
voiced by the falling stream
Rainbow trout flash like stained glass"
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So
a while back, one Easter, a friend invited me to go to Easter Sunrise
Service with him.
I told him thanks, but no thanks. It was my first day off from work in
three weeks and I planned to go to the river and give my thanks while
fly fishing.
He gave me some hell about going fishing instead of going to church on
Easter Sunday. I wrote this piece of free verse for him. Well,
probably I wrote it for me while thinking I was writing it for him. Then
I invited him to come to church with me some Sunday. He never has. I
hope, someday, he will attend Sunday Sunrise Service with me.
My
Sunday sunrise service begins
I come here to pray as the fog lifts up
My thoughts rise up from self to heavens
To worship, thank, hold in awe, praise
Seek guidance, renew my faith
Rejuvenate my soul
Replace the patience in my heart
Then my conscious eye takes in this place
A boulder for a pew
Sermon clicked off by pawl
Hymns voiced by the falling stream
Rainbow trout flash like stained glass
Thermos coffee and yesterday's biscuit for communion
My church, built by the master craftsman
Standing the test of time
That's my Sunday sunrise service
Copyright 2007-Sharp Hooks and Tight Lines Music Publishing
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About the Author:
 I
was born and grew up in the southern New Mexico desert. We didn't have a
lot of fishing options there and then but we made the most of what water
we could get to.
I come from a long line
of fishermen. My father, his father and his father, were all anglers. I
cannot remember a time in my life that I haven't been fishing. I've cast
earth worms under a red and white bobber to bluegill on a Zebco spincast
reel and I've drifted worms and salmon eggs downstream to rainbow trout
in the high mountains when I was young on the same Zebco set up.
I've dangled minnows for crappie in rivers and lakes. I've
taken my share of white bass trolling plugs behind the boat. I've been
fortunate to have learned some about striper fishing. I was even a
competitive tournament angler on a bass circuit at one time in my life.
Fly fishing though, has captured my heart and soul.
One of my greatest pleasures in life has been introducing
people to fishing. Especially children. To see their enthusiasm and
optimism and the shining face when they do make a catch is a wonderful
thing.
I guide in Montana during the summer season and was
recently asked to join a guide service in Tennessee, during the winter.
I am a fortunate man to be able to do this for a living. It's an awesome
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