Soul-fishing
you must never be afraid to cast your soul out
upon the water without worrying what will return to you…
like a good fisherman worries not about his bait…
you must not worry about whether god exists
you must love this world
like a good fisherman loves the motion of casting,
the soaring of his soul upon filament, the light splash
when it hits the surface, the satisfying tug
when his bait begins to sink into the blue depths…
you may catch nothing
you may catch everything
what matters is you
Kimberly Townsend Palmer 