Carp Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Form	Categories
	Morning Perambulations of a Carp	Maurice Rigoler	Light Verse	Light Verse	carp, analogy,
	Morning Perambulations of a Carp	Maurice Rigoler	Light Verse	Light Verse	carp, analogy,
	Haiku Happening	allen beilschmidt sr.	Haiku	Haiku	carp, sun,
	GOODY GOODY	Brian Strand	Verse	Verse	carp, food,
	Speaking style	Ahmed Sheik Koya	Rhyme	Rhyme	carp, spoken word,
	The trout and the turtle	Uwe Stroh	Free verse	Free verse	carp, adventure, analogy,
	Fishes From Heaven - for If I Had A Secret Life Contest	Terry Flood	Rhyme	Rhyme	carp, appreciation, death, fish, fishing,
	The Secret Life of a Mighty Bald Eagle	Lu Loo	Rhyme	Rhyme	carp, animal, imagination,
	Carp Fishing in Michigan	Robert Trezise Jr.	Free verse	Free verse	carp, devotion, fish, fishing, friend,
	Wear Your Courage As A Glove, Never Fear To Speak	Robert Lindley	Carpe Diem	Carpe Diem	carp, confidence, encouraging, faith, happiness,
	Bruce	Stephe Watson	Free verse	Free verse	carp, philosophy,
	Respecting animal species	fauxcroft wade	Free verse	Free verse	carp, beautiful, flower, insect, inspiration,
	A Proud Woman	Mario Vitale	Free verse	Free verse	carp, art,
	What'll we Drink Now	Lindsay Laurie	Rhyme	Rhyme	carp, humorous,
	TOXIC	Leon Enriquez	Quatrain	Quatrain	carp, allegory,
	haikai - ANOTHER DAY IN MY GARDEN	Mick Talbot	Haiku	Haiku	carp, nature,
	Hurtin' Jim	Edward Ibeh	Limerick	Limerick	carp, fishing, humor,
	A half hour garden safari recorded in haiku	Mick Talbot	Haiku	Haiku	carp, nature,
	haibun	Mick Talbot	Haibun	Haibun	carp, garden, nature,
	04-22-18 - A haiku ANTHOLOGY	Mick Talbot	Haiku	Haiku	carp, nature,
	Attilas Axe	Donna Ahsinger	I do not know?	I do not know?	carp, character, emotions, how i
	Killifish	Jessica Amanda Salmonson	Rhyme	Rhyme	carp, animal, fish, fishing, food,
	The girl and the Fish	Bev Stewart	Free verse	Free verse	carp, animal, childhood,
	A Test of Alliterative Conscience	Gershon Wolf	Sonnet	Sonnet	carp, destiny, fate, motivation, psychological,
	the polar bear	cheyanne lewis	Rhyme	Rhyme	carp, animal,
	a barren soul	Lu Loo	Rhyme	Rhyme	carp, angst, music,
	Love Went Back To Wallingford Bridge	Jonathan French	Narrative	Narrative	carp, love, nostalgia,
	Rainbow Clouds of Pain	James Edward Lee Sr.	Light Verse	Light Verse	carp, abortion, adventure, anxiety, birth,
	OOniversal OO	Taoi Chanan	I do not know?	I do not know?	carp, absence, adventure, angst, anti
	Flying Fish	Jack Ellison	Limerick	Limerick	carp, fish,
	I am lost	Chris Green	Free verse	Free verse	carp, beauty, nature,
	City of Lakes	James Marshall Goff	Narrative	Narrative	carp, happiness,
	Token Monarchy	Michael Coy	Free verse	Free verse	carp, work,
	High Noon at Karnak	Debbie Guzzi	Free verse	Free verse	carp, history,
	Harp and Sharp	James Horn	Limerick	Limerick	carp, angst,
	Without a coming spring	Chris Green	Free verse	Free verse	carp, lost love,
	my take on the bible	catherine labeau	Free verse	Free verse	carp, bible,
	constellation of cattle	Taoi Chanan	I do not know?	I do not know?	carp, arabic,
	Golden Haired Lady	Connie Marcum Wong	Free verse	Free verse	carp, beautiful, nature, seasons, daffodils,
	Painted Mountain	shaunda lindsay	Rhyme	Rhyme	carp, beauty, nature,
	Addicted	Matthew Cao	Light Verse	Light Verse	carp, friend, simple,
	narcissus and the carp, a tanka	Gail Foster	Tanka	Tanka	carp, crazy, fish, flower, humor,
	My Mother Land	ravi babu	Free verse	Free verse	carp, mother son,
	Since I Was Five	Robert Horton	Rhyme	Rhyme	carp, childhood, emotions, sad,
	The American Eagle	Rhoda Monihan	Rhyme	Rhyme	carp, america, bird, culture, history,
	The Chestnut Legacy	Anthony Crisafulli	ABC	ABC	carp, anger, angst, best friend,
	THE FUN SEASON	Andrew Crisci	Rhyme	Rhyme	carp, depression, sports, stress, summer,
	Vision Quest	Carol Eastman	Light Verse	Light Verse	carp, family, fantasy, fun, funny,
	POEMS YOU WON'T LIKE	RAJAT KANTI CHAKRABARTY	I do not know?	I do not know?	carp, fun, universe,
	Spring	Seren Roberts	Abecedarian	Abecedarian	carp, celebration, spring, daffodils,

Carp Poem Example

Fresh Water Goldfish Whales

Hubby will NEVER let Dragon and me go to a pet store! Ever! Again!
It started when we needed Dog chow for all our really big dogs… then…
Dragon found the fish, with some being sold for only 15 cents apiece…
We were told; they’re sold for others to eat. Oh, No! Say it isn’t so! EEP!

Now, we believe, in save the whales, and every other gall darn thing.
And Dragon and I believe that the heart grows with everyone added in.
We were ready to cry, so we made a simple Momma and Dragon, foray.
We decided to save two more lives and then to bring them home. Yeah!

Don’t know how it happened, our plan got out of hand, but it was so grim!
We went back, many times, buying them all, filling our tank to the brim,  
We spread the word, to help the goldfish, and so others hearts could grow.
Hubby said they had to go, so we gave them to people every where, so… 

With 4 remaining, we decided to keep them at our house, safe and sound.
But low and behold, they kept growing quickly bigger, as they swam around!
Dragon wanted to take the goldfish for a walk, and to play with Santa Jack.
And the penguins kept coming around, looking for their midnight snack!

OK, maybe we didn’t think this thru, Yet, Tho, Still, Something wasn’t right!
They’re growing way to fast! From a 10 gallon tank to 150… In a week? 
OK! Dragon what did you do? You took your Elvin magic gift, given to you?
OK! Spit it out! What did you do! You sprinkled the four fish, a little, did you?

Oh! NO! So we put them into the lake! And before The Elfin King was found…
We had the first Fresh Water Goldfish Whales, ever were or are… to be found!
We started the first Midwest Whale herding society, and when the Elvin King…
Was found, He & Grandpa Troll, were joyously rolling, in tears, on the ground!

By this time, like Dragon, they needed tons of food to eat…so we decided  to…
Rent them out, to eat Asian Carp, who are, menacing, destructive & misguided!
Darned if it didn’t work! You know! Serendipity, low and behold! The answer!
The Agricultural Department was happily beside themselves… That is after…

They got over, that quirky and somewhat strange, Goldfish Whale, thingy part!
So, life goes on happily, especially for those Goldfish Whales munching on carp.
And yes, they’ve finally stopped growing, I am happy to say, and have big hearts.
And those menacing Asian Carp won’t be such a menace, from now on... Today!

As, ‘Alls well, that ends well’… and with great relief… I am wont to say...
And now Nobody's eating these babies, after Dragon had his way!

Poem Copyright © Carol Eastman