Best Blowfish Poems

Of hubris, overweening pride, 
(a thing the gods can not abide) 
and all the hassle it may bring: 
of this, and blowfish, do I sing....

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My friend loved sushi because it's tasty.
But he made a decision that was hasty.
I told him not to cut the poison out of that blowfish.
I...

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on a white porcelain boat              
still gapping for air   ...

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I'm Restless and defeated
Feeling overwhelmed and cheated
My Plate about to topple
Don't you dare pop that waffle
Shut your mouth and the door
Clean the dog pee off...

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I am a foodie, I must confess, I swim a few laps for exercise
Along come the Mollusk, and to my pleasant surprise
I have no restraint...

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Dusk-gliding swallow, 
please spare my small friends
flitting among the flowers! 
—Matsuo Basho translation by Michael R. Burch

A bee emerging
from deep within the peony's hairy recesses
flies...

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I was on my way to school when it happened.
     You see, I never miss school and for me,
playing hooky has...

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Whit dat tight till - say
yes, aye wool thank ewe
mooch at least for today
hoof fully (this Joe kerr)
can easily bide his time weigh
beef hoar rammy...

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You saw an old reality show TV star
He was sitting in a popular sushi bar
You said with much dread:
“Why is the place so dead?
He said:...

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gorgeous desert rose
issuing poisonous sap 
a sweet succulent 

I love you so much
adoring your viciousness
danger to children

like a blowfish
you could harm my pets also
I wave...

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Grasses wilt:
the braking locomotive
grinds to a halt
—Yamaguchi Seishi, translation by Michael R. Burch

Oh, fallen camellias,
if I were you,
I'd leap into the torrent!
—Takaha Shugyo, translation by...

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While Up And Adrift In Cloud 9...

Reprieve from damp,
     and rainy, or sultry weather,
     I schlepped a
...

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T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house
Pitter patter of little feet were heard stepping lightly as a mouse
For they knew Santa was...

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I, A. Robbie - Ham guilty for gobbledygook...
and ruffling turkey feathers!

An innocent A1 miss steak kin kith
once, a former main lion resident 
living social where...

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Far away 
Portray, many 
Serine shadows 
Blossoming and dancing 
A watery romance 
And before your eyes 
Stretches an ocean buffet 
That cries, and wails 
In...

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