Stealthily I wait
And watch the sea
For my prey to come
Closer to me.
On the banks
Of a river
I watch
And watch
And wait.
This treasured delicacy
The one I have been waiting for
Has finally come
Into my net
Once I’m there
I see
The wiggling figures
On the shore
And I finally
Do not have to watch
And watch
And wait.
Scaly slimy
Things, I know
But fear is
A quality they do not show.
But in their homes
I know they’re scared
Of me
When I watch
And watch
And wait.