fish fins flap
and slap
against the boat
as simon peter
pulls his net
up and over:
alley-oop!
a slew sublime
of hollow thuds
and sparkling scales
mark the wet
and wondrous
catch.

And when they had brought their ships to land,
they forsook all, and followed him. – Luke 5:11

images: Miraculous Catch of Fish by Roger Garin; The Great Catch by John August Swanson