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Best Marlin Poems

Below are the all-time best Marlin poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of marlin poems written by PoetrySoup members


Premium Member I Am the Blue Marlin
I AM THE BLUE MARLIN*

 I was made
To venture undulating time
 And chase the tides forever facing forward 
  Through glinting waves by unknown...

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Categories: marlin, environment, fish, imagery, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme



Blue Marlin
It was my birthday and my partner wanted to take a trip to Mazatlan,
on the coast of Mexico. We decided to go deep-sea fishing so...

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Categories: marlin, death,
Form: Prose
Kayak Fishing Surprise
Ole Les set out by kayak from the shore

Big blue marlin rose from the ocean floor

  Nipped his bait, gave Les a tow

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Categories: marlin, funny, sea
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Killifish
I've got a dish of killifish
I wish to eat that silly fish
Baked, or fried in peanut oil
Roasted, dried, or let to boil.

Make me a star-gazy...

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Categories: marlin, animal, fish, fishing, food,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Other Ocean
"The Other Ocean'


She’s on the other side
On another Ocean
The colour in the light
Hides the burning 
fire in her eyes

She’s slowly falling into line 
Clock keeping...

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Categories: marlin, imagery, love, ocean, romance,
Form: Romanticism



Sunday Morning Blues
Sunday Morning blues

 RIO DE JANEIRO all nights or LAS VEGAS nightlife
After two-three glasses of Twisted Ice Lemon
Or was it an Alabama Slammer?  You...

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Categories: marlin, dedication, fantasy, love, on
Form: Narrative
Move Over
hola sh!t!
who are YOU?
spanky girl
in thigh high
boots! whoah!
shadow long
disguised a form
petite in size
since the day
i was born
wHip! my lip
sticks out
and I pout
when I don’t
get what...

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© Izzy Gumbo  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: marlin, adventure
Form: I do not know?
Foolish Footles From the Natural World
Sexy Sardine:
Dishy
Fishy

Charming Swordfish
Darlin'
Marlin

Alaskan poacher gets mauled by a:
Polar's
Molars

After sex, bears often share a:
Yogi
Stogie

Snake Charmer:
Viper
Piper

Sheep Predator:
Mutton
Glutton...

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Categories: marlin, funny, nature,
Form: Footle
Bare Foot Joey Mcphearson
my buddy John's Bertram a wood antique
I fixed the engines while he varnish teak
so there we were Joe, John, and Kelly
with a cooler packed with...

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Categories: marlin, adventure, friendship, funnyblue, fish,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Fun At the Zoo
Antisocial anacondas don't associate in numbers;
Bears and beavers don't become the best of friends.
Civet cats catch rats, so is it any wonder
On doleful dingoes dire...

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Categories: marlin, animal, humor,
Form: Alliteration
The Bends
Diving deep underwater, mask on
To hide your face, conceal your oxygen.
You go deeper and deeper, not realizing
How deep you’re going.
Eventually, you come face to face...

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© Ruby Kelly  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: marlin, angst, break up, confusion,
Form: Free verse
Flawless and Flawed
Flawless
Down in Florida on the twenty-ninth of May,
the Phillies had a pitcher named Roy Halladay.

There was a show in store for Phillies fans in town.
In...

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Categories: marlin, sports
Form: Couplet
Flippa

When Katrina came calling,
Lady Blues brought some 
Miami Hurricane bad news
Green Dolphin Street pain parade
went Mardi Gras wind marching
down to the delta swamp of Nawl...

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Categories: marlin, dark, natural disasters, pain,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Enter Neolina
ENTER NEOLINA

What a fabulous fish
What an awesome dish,
Neolina is her name,
And Flirting is her game.
She dives, shimmers,
Swims and flows,
She always smiles, 
Shines and glows,
And then...

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Categories: marlin, fantasy, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Falmouth
He's a disgrace to the Red Duster someone said:
                ...

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© Peter Dorr  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: marlin, war, red, red,
Form: Free verse

Book: Shattered Sighs