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One Last Wish

a little fish washed up on shore I checked its gills it breathed no more and then a wave came rushing in swept up the fish by its tail fin back out to sea spun round and round the poor dead fish at last it drowned it seems to me I am that fish the sea never grants one last wish

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 12/17/2021 8:04:00 AM

lovely metaphoric write

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 12/11/2021 5:49:00 PM

Hello Gershon ... the sea holds many mysteries and perhaps, we are no different - thanks Gershon - Lindsay

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/12/2021 4:46:00 PM

Good point. After all, we're somewhere between 70% and 90% water, depending on what chemistry text you used back in the day. lol. Peace, Lindsay.

Lin Lane

Date: 12/11/2021 7:00:00 AM

Question, GW. If a fish is dead, can it drown? Pondering that thought, but it makes for a good brain exercise. ha ha

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/12/2021 4:41:00 PM

Haha. How do fish sleep with their eyes wide open, anyway?! lol. Thanks, Lin. :) gw

Mike Gentile

Date: 12/11/2021 5:54:00 AM

Perhaps his last wish wasn't to live longer, perhaps ask Neptune!! very interesting and thought provoking!!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/12/2021 4:41:00 PM

You could be right, Mike. People are certainly unpredictable. Most I know want to live as long as they can, yet I know there must be many who don't want to suffer through their final years/months/days....

Paghunda Zahid

Date: 12/10/2021 6:30:00 AM

That's a great write. May you breath, when the waves take you in

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/12/2021 4:39:00 PM

I hope that I do, Paghunda. Thanks, gw

John Lawless

Date: 12/10/2021 5:44:00 AM

...I think all living creatures cling to that one last parting breath.....or not. eh Gershon....

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/12/2021 4:39:00 PM

I think most do, anyway.

Anselmo Boles

Date: 12/10/2021 1:41:00 AM

In essence, not everyone is given the chance to reach the finish line. Am I close? Another thought-provoking piece Gershon! Great....ab

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/12/2021 4:37:00 PM

Not only are you close, Anselmo. You are spot-on. Thanks, gw

L Milton Hankins

Date: 12/9/2021 8:00:00 PM

I couldn't help but think of Jonah, gw. Whether he cried out while languishing in the belly of the fish, definitely drowning in the gall. It seems he got another chance.

Valsa George

Date: 12/9/2021 7:49:00 PM

You could have avoided the analogy at the end. You are not a dead fish, but a fish darting up and down cutting across the waves :) :)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/12/2021 4:27:00 PM

So, Valsa: Why do I feel like a dead fish so often? Ha, ha. :) gw