The One That (Almost) Got Away

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Every fisherman has one

Always, without fail,

A story of the one that got away

It’s usually a tall tale

Well folks this one here

Is completely true, I daresay

It happened long ago

One bright and sunny day

We were just kids

My sister and me

We had ourselves a contest

To catch the most fish, you see

She cast out her line first

Mine second to go

I waited patiently

Then started reeling in slow

I was distracted

Watching a bug

But I was jerked awake

By a great big tug

The line got real tight

My fishing pole dipped

I started reeling in

Lifting up the tip

This one was huge!

He fought it so hard

Dad came to help me

I didn’t let down my guard

So close now

Almost to the boat

Then something went SNAP

And my line was left afloat

I of course was disappointed

Decided to take a break

While Dad fixed my pole

I stared at the lake

Then my sister’s pole bent hard

She yelled “I got a fish!”

Mom helped her reel in

She must have gotten her wish

It was a largemouth bass

And, mouth open, I looked

And there stuck in its lip

Was my brand new fish hook