Fantastic poem, Jimmy... This one is most definitely a keeper... Will have to print it out and frame it... Too bad I can't get it signaturized... ;-)
Rodney... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 12:55 PM Subject: [VFB] A FLY TYING FANATIC - POEM > Here's a new poem I wrote just awhile ago. Chris > DePlato didn't know it at the time, but his quote gave > me the inspiration. Hope ya'll enjoy it. > > JIMMY D > > A FLY TYING FANATIC ! > > Cotton balls, wine corks, tow sacks, I save'em all. > Craft beads, sparkle rope, doll's eyes, I'm walkin tall. > > Mosquito net, you bet! And it's already green, don't > have to dye it. Just try it. You'll see what I mean. > > Sewing thread, parrot feathers, and purple yarn. > I'll use most anything, and don't really give a darn. > > Closed cell foam and balsa wood. Anything goes. > Why I've even used the lint from between my toes. > > Candle wax, bee's wax, ear wax, I use'em all. > Soda straws, model paint bought at the Mall. > > Javalina hair& belly hair from an Armadillo. > Why I even use eider down from my pillow. > > Longhorn tail hair, my hair and hair from my > cats. I'll even use belly hair from a free-tailed bat. > > Black Visqueen sure makes good beetle backs. > Cut'em out, glue'em on, hang'em on the rack. > > Thus is the life of a fly-tying fanatic. Could I use > the fiberglass insulation from my attic? > > I throw away nuthin. I keep all kinds of stuff. > With my kind of fly-tying, there's never enough! > > By JIMMY D. MOORE > August 23, 2005 © > > > -- > ******************************************************************* > Jimmy D. Moore - Scout Exec. BSA (Ret.), TOWA, TF&G Contributor, GRTU Past VP. Past Pres. McGregor Rotary. Freelance Outdoor writer, humorist, half-assed Texan and collector of classic bamboo fly rods and classic golf c lubs > > Author - "MOON HOLLER MISFITS Fishing & Hunting Club", © > > JIMMY D's Fly Fishing Website: > http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/index.html > > RAYADO CLASSIC GOLF: Classic Golf Clubs for the discerning collector > http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/ > > ******************************************************************** > "Being able to read trout streams is just as valuable to a fly fisherman as the ability to read a defense is to an NFL Quarterback." > > Jimmy D. Moore - © [2004] > ******************************************************************* > > > > > > > > >
