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Poemfish

I squat, alert
By the stream of consciousness
Waiting to catch
A potent poemfish.

Some are nimble
Shine with joy
Like scales are gifted
By the sun.
Others drift deeper
Wandering like thought
In cloudier judgements
And darker, darker places.

Such waters these,
You authors make!
Glinting phrases
Lit by wit and rippled
Pleasingly by warmth
And dappled wisdom.
And there within,
Are shoals of gifted poemfish
Ready for my hungry mind.

One day I'll trawl
The literaSeas
Among the giant Genre-whales
To sport, consort with chapter-crusted beasts.
But now, I dabbled in bookish brooks
To catch my verbal-scented,
Graced, demented poem fish.

wolfie

@wolfie

The Octoberman. All I need is a bottle of Talisker, a keyboard and you. Facebook: Nikarkham www.nikarkham.co.uk

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Comments & Feedback (17)

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Excellent poem πŸ¬πŸ³πŸŸπŸ πŸ’€πŸšΆ

Wow, what a brilliant concept - I'm off fishing! πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’š

What a fantastical idea. πŸ πŸ“–

@RichWithey you should see the one that got away. Ahaarrr!

@naaviie @glen @eddie12309 thanks for the comments

Awesome stuff mate πŸ¦πŸ‘

Brilliant! Ever read any books by Jaspar Fforde? One if his series has a TextSea within amongst other stuff. Recommend the books anyway.

It is much more relaxing to be fly-fishing in a mountain stream than hauling in nets on a commercial trawler, isn't it? Inspired analogy, you reeled in a keeper, there.

You are a genius...this is an epic write...adore your use of words...fabulous πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’›

@smellyfingers thank you bud :-(

@smellyfingers thanks bud!

@Nom I haven't but I will now. Thanks!

@VikingHorn bless you bro. Too kind. You a fisherman?

@misslittleDHP thanks so much @misslittleDHP I wouldn't act on the inspiration to write without the encouragement you give. Lol.. Not sure that genius fits, but can I have a crazy hairstyle anyway? 😊

@wolfie it's obligatory my sweet....πŸ’‡πŸ’‡πŸ’‡πŸ’‡πŸ’‡πŸ’‚πŸ’‚πŸ’‚πŸ’‚πŸ’‚

@wolfie Just of poemfish ... But I can run with metaphors like the bulls at Pamplona! ;-)

@VikingHorn you must be quite used to my bullshit then :-)

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