The Fisherman: A Quincain
The boat
heads out to sea
in early morning light
sliding through the gap in the reef
at dawn.
At dawn
the fisherman
before the sun rises
tracks the tide beyond the breakers
to fish.
The fish
are shoaling there
out beyond the reef break
his life carries him there, he and
his boat.
About the Poet
D.C. Nobes is a scientist who spent his first 39 years in or near Toronto, Canada, then 23 years based in Christchurch, New zealand, 4 years in China, and has now retired to Bali. He used to enjoy winter but admits that he doesn't miss the snow or the cold. He thinks that almost all poetry was meant to be read aloud. His work has appeared in Tarot Poetry NZ and The Violet Hour, and is in press in miniMAG, Karma Comes Before, The Hooghly Review, Poetry as Promised, Whimsical Publishing Press, Boats Against the Current, and Sixpence Society Literary Journal.