Fishing Poems - Examples of all types of fishing poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read
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Hook Line and SinkerIf you give a man a fish he will eat for a day.
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Categories:
fishing, humor, marriage,
Form: Monoku
science - fictionice fishing
is there a science to it
that's fiction
I say that
cause my fish is somewhat small
mayhaps your hole is too small
if you make your hole bigger
your fish will be bigger too
twas tough getting this big fish...
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Categories:
analogy, fish, fishing, humorous,
Form: Suzette Prime
Swarming Highland
Written: November 06, 2023
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A swarm of herring gulls amassed
Nexus Nautilus nabbed by zealous winds,
whitening the black soil
we hold spears in our hands.
blood-stained thorns...
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Categories:
analogy, feelings, fishing,
Form: Free verse
Fishing HolidayFishing Holiday
A kingfisher sitting on the old harbour wall
Listening to the geese from the mud flats call
I'm here for some sea fishing until after the thaw
Braced against the north wind so cold and raw
No Kamikaze...
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Categories:
bird, fishing, humorous, seasons,
Form: Personification
The Glaven In PerilToo much intervention, by ground shifting machines
To devlop some windpower, a results being seen
The crayfish are threatened, the flow rate impaired
As its ecology is battered, for some millions they dare.'
Yes there's cash in the offing,...
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Categories:
betrayal, education, fishing, for
Form: Rhyme
My Cowboy PoetThe spirit of the old west
a cowboy of song
He sings a pleasant tenor on the world and its wrongs
And he lifts up the spirits when he sings of what's gone right
and he's cheered this game...
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Categories:
fishing, friend, horse,
Form: Rhyme
Fishing 101down went the bobber
set the hook and don't panic
reel it in ~ fish fry!...
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Categories:
adventure, fish, fishing, food,
Form: Senryu
The InsurgentLike fisherman caught
Using earthworm as live bait,
Catch fish through its mouth....
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Categories:
career, fishing, metaphor, sea,
Form: Haiku
Morning Reveriedawn by the river
daylight has barely arrived,
mist dances gently
morning reverie
how perfectly the songbirds
fill the silence
the sun is his clock
accurately keeping time
has the time he needs
old flat-bottom boat
his rod and torn fishing net –
father’s calloused hands
sensing...
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Categories:
boat, dad, fishing, morning,
Form: Haiku
Fishing For WordsMy father was a devoted fly fisherman who couldn’t resist the almost masochistic urge to wake in the quiet predawn hours and stumble, blurry eyed with his loaded thermos out of the house. He...
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Categories:
fishing, poems, poetess, poetry,
Form: Haibun
The Rock PoolI can stand for hours watching the life of the pool go around.
Sparkling, shimmering water.
Sandy bottoms surrounded by tiny green rock faces,
All dotted by little caves,
Sprigs of waving sea weed in all different hues,
Only this...
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Categories:
fishing, appreciation, beach, earth, environment,
Form: Rhyme
Fleeting Retreating Flowing FreedomFading shadows silent flee.' Fluttering wings and bird calls
Clear ringing around.. Sunlight feeds dawntime lapping
Water babbles its sound..Its firm the earth; under a mossy
Down, a fish jumps skyward, splashes surround ' i cast a
The twine;...
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Categories:
appreciation, beauty, creation, fishing,
Form: Rhyme
The ChoiceThere are 2 of us on the boat, trying our best to catch a big rainbow trout,
We tried so many flies but none seemed to work, throwing our plans into doubt.
There are wet flies and...
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Categories:
fish, fishing, friend, rainbow,
Form: Rhyme
The FishermanThe Fisherman
The early bird does not get the worm
When a fisherman sets his clock,
He plays checkers with the moon
And fishes quietly on the dock.
There is a nibble here and there
But waits patiently for his chance,
Nature...
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Categories:
fish, fishing, god, life,
Form: Rhyme
On the Crest of a WaveWe live sailing
for making a living,
fisherrmen we are,
leaving our lives in the hands
of Mrs. Luck.
We cross the oceans
all over the world for fishing,
surviving for another bet
in a harsh life.
Our boats are often
on...
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Categories:
adventure, blessing, deep, fishing,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Fishing Poems
Definition | What is Fishing in Poetry?