The Cat and the Fish

The gap is so minutely thin,
Almost in his mouth is their fin;
A thin film of water divides,
Slides their line of touch and face hides...!

Mouth-water-wetting cat ponders,
His mind, in wings of thought, wanders;
Fish successfully gets him bluffed,
Yet, he does not show he is cuffed...!

The urge of his heart is at peak,
His taste buds a fish-bit does seek;
A disappointment shadows him,
Determination too goes grim...!

Did he get them at all? Don't know,
Don't know at last his face did glow;
Midst wishes sometimes failures fall,
Life's, yet, an existential call...!!!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023



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Date: 7/24/2023 8:16:00 AM
Christuraf, congratulations on your win.. . Hugs Eve
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Date: 7/24/2023 6:50:00 AM
Oh, yes, cats will be cats! Christuraj, CONGRATS on your well-deserved win! Janice
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Date: 7/24/2023 5:12:00 AM
Back to congratulate you, Chris, on your top win. Funny, and original - it’s always hilarious to observe cat-behaviour!
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Christuraj Alex
Date: 7/24/2023 5:26:00 AM
Thank you very much. May God Bless You!
Date: 7/24/2023 4:00:00 AM
An awesome and interesting story rhyme. I enjoyed your poem a lot my dear poet friend. Congratulations on your win! Thanks for sharing. Blessings.
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Christuraj Alex
Date: 7/24/2023 5:26:00 AM
Thank you very much. May God Bless You!
Date: 7/16/2023 8:14:00 AM
Really entertaining poem, Chris, with a hint of wisdom in the end. Perfect rhyming too! Warm wishes ~ Mala
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Christuraj Alex
Date: 7/16/2023 8:34:00 AM
Thank you very much. May God Bless You!
Date: 7/14/2023 9:33:00 PM
This is a lovely poem. I am sure you have entered it for Eve's contest. Seeing the image of a glass jar with fishes and a cat greedily eyeing them, I thought of Gray's poem- 'An Ode to My Cat Drowned in a Tub of Goldfishes'. Without reading the instructions carefully I entered a long poem, but later cancelled it with an entry on giraffe. I so much enjoyed your poem Chris. All the Best in the contest.
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Date: 7/16/2023 8:34:00 AM
Thank you very much. May God Bless You!
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