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The Soul Fish

THE SOUL FISH Down onto the sunny - but windless beach - one dayMy grandfather and I on the water’s edge - we stayed The gentle ebb of the waters flow in and out - it goesLapping with delightful sensation in between my toes Just at the water’s edge very faintly you could just seeA very flat sole fish just wavering and looking up at me My Grandfather - told me to this fish we must respectFor inside this sole fish a dead departed soul was kept I looked at the fish and the very sole fish looked at meAnd in its eyes - the soul of a departed - looking at me Now my Grandfather has now departed and I am bereftFor the heartfelt message that just for me he never left Now with each day - it is down to the water’s edge I goJust waiting for my beloved Grandfather’s soul to show Dedicated to my Grandfather - Donald ShawMarket Gardener - Whitley - Bay . . . Indiana Shaw . . . -_-

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Andrew Fairchild

Date: 9/13/2019 4:44:00 AM

This is really wonderful! I understand, I just lost me little mother... I would love to see her soul in the eyes of a fish

Indiana Shaw
Date: 9/13/2019 5:12:00 AM

Hi Andrew, - I came to learn you see your lost ones just about everywhere you look, you just have to look and let "em in, poetry helps, I am sure she is very proud of you . . . : )

Gary Bateman

Date: 8/4/2017 4:49:00 PM

Hello Indiana, This one is truly a gem -- a wonderfully articulated couplet for sure. (I remember reading a theme in past years that used a similar interplay on the sole/soul thing.) Yes, God and Mother Nature here on Earth do both move and touch Mankind in mysterious ways. Soul transformation is a topic unto itself. You never know -- your Grandfather's soul may be reaching out to you via the eyes of the fish. Very Intriguing and a definite FAVE!! Cheers and Best, Gary

Indiana Shaw
Date: 8/4/2017 7:15:00 PM

Thank you again for your warming remarks "Gary" - Indiana. . . : )

Abul Ghazanfar

Date: 8/19/2016 3:12:00 PM

Soooooooo beautiful!

Indiana Shaw
Date: 8/20/2016 11:54:00 AM

A-Salaam Alaikum "Abul" - a man of "Few" poems - "But" every poem of a "Thousand" worths - never like the rest of us "Abul" replace - "Quantity for "Quality" - "Masha'Allah" . . . : )

Scott Thirtyseven

Date: 8/15/2016 6:46:00 AM

I dare say that your Grandfather's soul has shown through you beautiful words.

Indiana Shaw
Date: 8/16/2016 6:20:00 PM

Seems so Scott - it nice to pass his wisdom on . . . ; )