Fishing

by Kathryn P. Haydon

A round with a heavy bag
is not nothing.
Inertia counterpunches
with dead force.

Sparring is different.
My coach won’t throw
a punch, I catching
carp, barehanded.

Kathryn P. Haydon is an expert on creativity, innovation, and deep souls; she writes poetry to provoke new thinking and hope. Her poems have been published in New Croton Review, Written River, and The Bedford Record-Review, as well as in books, academic journals, and her collection, What Do Birds Say to the Moon? (Sparkitivity Press). Primarily a nonfiction writer, Kathryn’s most recent book is The Non-Obvious Guide to Being More Creative, No Matter Where You Work (IdeaPress Publishing). Kathryn’s boxing name is La Poeta.