A fish tale
a diminishing verse poem
fish straight from smiling pond to hungry table
ish went the flopping catch fresh from its cradle
sh said the fire sleep sweet small angel
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guests cut teeth into flesh like a sharp pinking shear
oh the sighs of delight the skilled chef he did hear
sweet musical feelings out of bones to his ear
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short flashes of memories long left the fish
amidst flutters of lashes poor thing had one wish:
to see loved ones again not as ashes or a dish
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his angel twinkled; a lit tunnel she did send
is this home? fish winkled and it swam fast to the end
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© M. Lee / All rights reserved
Authors note: this poem was inspired by Dharrsheena, who did the dimishing verse poem on her page below 🥰
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Comments (2)
Omgggg you executed this soooo brilliantly! I freaking loved it so much!
Gosh, this is really good - I have never heard of this type of poem before - I loved it!