Fishy Tale

A pond sits in the glen
bright fish dashing about
casting silvery shadows
ducks chasing after them
eels making their way to sea
flying birds circling back and forth
green frogs croaking for a mate
herons gobbling them up
in the depths a pike floats 
jutting out its pointed head
keeping hidden as it prowls
lurking between the rotting logs
minnows swim by unharmed in shoals
newts eagerly snapping them up
out in the reeds lays up a catfish
playing dead it patiently waits
quick to react to its prey
reaping the bounties little fry snack
sticklebacks swim lazily through reed beds
trout leaping catching fly's and midgets
under the calm waters life abounds
vivid rainbow trout spawn
while the blue waters thrive
xanthine filled plants floating
yellowfin cutthroat trout dart by and
zander perch fill a fisherman's net
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014


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Date: 1/3/2015 4:48:00 PM
Lovely imagery.
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Date: 1/3/2015 5:49:00 PM
ty Dylan hope you are having fun here. Try entering some of the contests but pay attention to the rules as they differ. Soup mail me if you need any help. hugs
Date: 8/18/2014 4:48:00 AM
words just flow smoothly, i love it :) vivid and captivating write
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Date: 8/17/2014 2:33:00 AM
Nice observation in to the Nature's depth and cultivated an excellent diamond like poem. Enjoyed a lot. Loved always,my lovely friend,bl
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Date: 8/16/2014 8:50:00 PM
I have been away, so this title caught my attention as I was traveling around Nova Scotia, thus the topic of fishing!!! Loved this one!
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Date: 8/13/2014 1:31:00 AM
love what you did with this style! Not easy to write...I did one a loooong time ago!nice~
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Date: 8/4/2014 8:08:00 PM
This was so good I forgot it was a abcdefghijklmnopqrwxyz
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Date: 8/4/2014 8:06:00 PM
This brought to mind Pike fishing in Northern Ontario.
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Date: 8/4/2014 5:55:00 PM
oh my, I finally noticed it was ABC poem. They are SO difficult to do as completely as you did yours. GREAT job.
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Date: 8/4/2014 4:36:00 PM
A wonderfully fishy ABC -beautifully crafted Shadow:-) Hugs Jan x
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Date: 8/4/2014 4:32:00 PM
I never imagined a pond so wonderful- the poem was so enjoyable-a lovely, imaginative write
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