Fishing

I heard a story the other day

About fishing.

This woman had two sons

The first son went away for a week one day

And never came back.

He married a nice girl who never spoke a word to her mother in law.

The second son stayed with his mother

Til the day she died.

The first son was friendly and kind

The second son was clever and strong.

The mother wished only for her sons to be happy

The first son took a job he hated

So he could support his new family

The second son stayed with his mother

Til the day she died

And never wanted more.

If this woman’s sons had outlived her

She would have mourned the death

Of the first son more

For she never forgot

The fish that got away.