Bass Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Form	Categories
	Golden Kelp	Kristie Raburn	Free verse	Free verse	bass, allegory, earth, fate, happy,
	Night Noises	Tom Wright	Lyric	Lyric	bass, night, nonsense,
	at the ocean bottom- -	James Edward Lee Sr.	Sonnet	Sonnet	bass, analogy, appreciation, blue, color,
	The Fastest Songs Youll Hear	M. L. Kiser	Diminished Hexaverse	Diminished Hexaverse	bass, appreciation, celebration, fun, music,
	Let Us Build a Lake in the Woods	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	Free verse	bass, 10th grade, 11th grade,
	brunchez witcha:rehersal	Allan Terry	Ballade	Ballade	bass, devotion, fish, food, guitar,
	Cucumber And Gin Popsicles	Pixie Dust	Rhyme	Rhyme	bass, food,
	his wasteful woman	Allan Terry	Ballad	Ballad	bass, art, celebrity, inspirational love,
	The Funniest Thing All Summer Long	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	Free verse	bass, 10th grade, 11th grade,
	Jimmy Page Was Here on July 4th	Robert Trezise Jr.	Free verse	Free verse	bass, happiness, music, nostalgia, peace,
	impromptu	Jeff Connelly	I do not know?	I do not know?	bass, muse,
	Bleeps Bassoon	Allan Terry	Ballad	Ballad	bass, music, slam,
	Pictures Painted On My Mind	John lawless	Verse	Verse	bass, art, beauty, memory,
	The Love I Have For You	Daniso Luxolo	Lyric	Lyric	bass, i love you,
	God's Plan	Christopher Goss	Free verse	Free verse	bass, confusion, god, how i
	A MOFFETT RAP	James Edward Lee Sr.	Dramatic Monologue	Dramatic Monologue	bass, 6th grade, allusion, anger,
	Bahku - Avatar	Gregory R Barden	Bio	Bio	bass, introspection,
	CoArising Comprehension	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	Political Verse	bass, analogy, appreciation, change, culture,
	Hello and Goodbye	Sandra Weiss	Quatrain	Quatrain	bass, goodbye, hello, hope, remember,
	I CALL MYSELF A REBEL	VAL BROOKLYN Rogers BLK PANTHER	Free verse	Free verse	bass, anxiety, destiny,
	The Dungeon Of My Mind	Mario Vitale	Free verse	Free verse	bass, angst, anxiety, art,
	all she gonna do is say	Allan Terry	Classicism	Classicism	bass, adventure, appreciation, betrayal, music,
	Bass Akwards	Jack Ellison	Limerick	Limerick	bass, silly,
	Unwrapped Heart	Tektite Tears	Free verse	Free verse	bass, emotions, feelings, heart, inspirational
	Southern Joy	M. L. Kiser	Haibun	Haibun	bass, fun, guitar, happy, inspiration,
	Man Down II	Phatt Matt	Dramatic Monologue	Dramatic Monologue	bass, blue, character, deep, depression,
	The Mighty Mohawk	David Welch	Rhyme	Rhyme	bass, appreciation, imagery, nature, places,
	swiffel's swiggy supper club	Allan Terry	Classicism	Classicism	bass, dance, love, meaningful, music,
	Looking Glass	Tektite Tears	Free verse	Free verse	bass, i am, identity, inspirational
	Free	B. Howey	Rhyme	Rhyme	bass, anxiety, childhood, culture, voice,
	The Mississippi	Flora Mack	Free verse	Free verse	bass, 5th grade, appreciation, emotions,
	gettin our thang taggatha----simple song	Allan Terry	Ballad	Ballad	bass, business, dance, drink, food,
	Life Cantata	DM Babbit	Quatrain	Quatrain	bass, life, song,
	Mono-Luv	J.W. Earnings	Monorhyme	Monorhyme	bass, angst,
	tallus's ballet	Allan Terry	Ballad	Ballad	bass, business, inspiration, music,
	Spring Sensations	Debjani Mitra	Rhyme	Rhyme	bass, daffodils, dance, desire, green,
	Orchestrated	Miranda Hawley	Ballad	Ballad	bass, anxiety, depression,
	Something New	Maureen McGreavy	Rhyme	Rhyme	bass, animal, humanity,
	KURISHIMIA	Allan Terry	Classicism	Classicism	bass, break up, drink,
	Barbershop Quartet	Rhona McFerran	Free verse	Free verse	bass, community, humanity, humor, humorous,
	floppers propped by whopper croppers	amarantus lauriere	Rhyme	Rhyme	bass, international,
	music for lovers	Allan Terry	Crown of Sonnets	Crown of Sonnets	bass, blessing, music,
	This is a rubbish poem	Dave Timperley	Rhyme	Rhyme	bass, appreciation, environment, nostalgia,
	PEICES AND STRANGS	Allan Terry	Ballad	Ballad	bass, business, celebrity, dance, encouraging,
	don't leave me baby	Allan Terry	Chant Royal	Chant Royal	bass, desire, encouraging, fish, food,
	2 Dollars of Whiskey Burbon American Epic	Christopher Flaherty	Free verse	Free verse	bass, music,
	That Chocolate Man	Stephanie Allen	Free verse	Free verse	bass, love, lust,
	FORMATION OF THE SOUND	Allan Terry	Ballad	Ballad	bass, autumn, creation, dance, guitar,
	put a groovey bass behind it that say bump:bump	Allan Terry	Acrostic	Acrostic	bass, freedom, guitar, leadership, motivation,
	Recuerda	Allan Terry	Italian Sonnet	Italian Sonnet	bass, courage, creation, dance, encouraging,

Bass Poem Example

Went Fishin'

Submitted to the "Gone Fishin" contest
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Trollin’ the islands at Texoma,
It was April, 1964.
New rod and reel in hand,
I’d NEVER been fishing before.

A Garcia 2510T casting rod.
The reel, a Mitchell 301,
Plus hand-selected worms and lures…
I was ready to have some fun.

My teacher, a master fisherman,
Had fished all over the earth...
From trout in Austrian mountain streams
To sea bass just west of Perth.

He showed me all the basics,
Including how to tie a lure.
“No snaps. They’re no good.
Tie’em on…just to be sure.”

He made me practice casting.
“Take aim with your rod’s tip 
Take her back - ten, eleven, twelve, one;
Smoothly return to ten… with just a little flip.”

While I practiced the casting motion,
He said, “Large Mouths will be jumpin’ bugs.
Water’s bubblin’ with Sand Bass spawnin’.
You’ll know the difference if one gives you a tug.”

As we drifted around the islands,
He said, “I think you’re ready.”
So, I picked a lure, a pretty Heddon;
And tied her on.  My hands were steady.

Yellow with black dots and a weed guard. 
A streamer tail and double treble hooks.
Who knew if she would do the job,
But I liked the way she looked.

As I tied her on, I looked around
For a likely place for my first cast.
Magazine pictures always showed weeds
In the background of a striking Bass.

So, I picked a reed bed in the shallows;
Threw my first cast, watched her fly.
What happened next was the stuff of dreams.
We couldn’t believe our eyes. 

About eighteen inches before she lit,
A monstrous Large Mouth erupted from the water.
My teacher screamed, “Holy Mary, Mother of God!  
Kiss O’Reilly’s Ugly Daughter!”

When the Bass broke water, it scared me. 
My whole body jerked and shook.
So sudden, so silent, it seemed like slow motion.
Until I heard him screaming, “Set the hook!  Set the hook!”

When the big Bass scared me,
I must have set the hook.
The tussle was on, long and hard.
This fish didn’t want to be cooked.

My lack of skills prevailed, however,
As I finally reeled him in;
I grabbed him by the lower lip,
Like I’d seen Don Wallace do, time and time again.

“Oh, my God”, he murmured as he weighed the Bass;
“Jeez.  Over thirteen pounds....Thirteen pounds, two.”
He took out his Polaroid and laughed, 
“I’ll take a picture of this fish... holdin' you.”

He snapped the picture of me holding the Bass;
On the back wrote the date, the length and weight.
As he turned to put the camera away……
Get ready.  This is the part that’s great.

I’d watched Don Wallace ‘catch and release’.
He always did that on his show.
“This fish put up a good fight.” he’d say;
“Now it’s time to let him go.”

Yes, as my teacher put away the camera,
I held the big Bass by the lower lip and tail
And ‘swished’ him in the water,
Making sure his gills would not fail.

My teacher turned and saw what I was doing
Just as I let the big Bass go.
This, too, was like slow motion
As I heard him screaming, “NOOOOOOO!”

“Why would you do that, Lad?
Do ya know nothin’ at all?
A fish like that... on your very first cast?
Well...Lad, that fish goes on the wall.”

“Well…he’ll be here next year.” I said with a smile,
“And even bigger, I’ll bet.”
He said, ”You’ll make a fisherman, Lad.
It’s not for the fish that we fish…

but for the great stories we get.” 

I still have that lure…and the rod and reel.
Still in their bags and boxes, just like new.
I thought about selling them on eBay,
But 50 years later, they have sentimental value.

You see…I’ve been invited to go fishin’ several times
By golfin’ buddies and other friends;
But for some reason…I really don’t know why…
I’ve never gone fishin’ again.

They say, “Truth is stranger than fiction.”
And I believe that is a fact.
I hope you enjoyed this bit of truth and,
In the meantime…..”Ya’ll come back!”

Poem Copyright © Robert Candler