Fishmonger Poems

Popeye

...
The sailorman named Popeye
better known as Olive Oyl’s guy
seemed nothing more than an affable fishmonger
until he downed spinach to make him stronger
...

Red Herring

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As a young boy
when not very old
I did enjoy
being told
grisly bedtime stories
by my Mother
the favourite was
none other
than
altho' I was just a nipper
Whitechapel Fishmonger Mur...

Surf and Turf

...I went to the butchers to get me some fish
I asked for some haddock to bake in a dish
The butcher said, “Sir, if it’s fish that you’re after,
You’ve picked the wrong place and you couldn’t pick da...

The Grime Reaper

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The Grim Reaper, stirs from another well earned day of heavenly sleep
From within the bowels of this cavernous earth, from his cave so deep

His cloak and scythe, been cast to one side in an unc...

Friends, Haven'T You Any Fish

...The best poetry stays silent and deep
It cries for attention below still waters
Each one melting into oceans weeping

I still fish poorly in infinity’s pool
With no reward that satisfies
How th...

Charlotte 2

...Charlotte and the bear came out of hibernation at exactly the same time.
The bear was irritable and hungry, and she looked tasty.
Don’t even think about it, I’ve killed bigger people than you befor...

Dead Fish

...Dead fish on the dead fish counter;
surprised bulging aqueous eyes stare,
none of them belly-up
but spread on their sides in a pageant
of slippery colors.
Silver, red, rainbow streaked
and all ...

Small Fry

...Small fry

Fingerlings are playing among seagrass in shallow water
they stop when the big shadow of an adult passes overhead
sometimes they play is so exciting they forget 
and end swallowed who...

Opalescent Rainbow Bass

...Opalescent rainbow bass, slippery catfish large, 
green banks of rivers, beyond the rich man's barge.
Guppies gallows, fishmonger agleam, 
going fishing, Saturday. Catch me downstream.

Opalesce...

Suburban Mindmelt

...Suburban Mindmelt 

You and I know what it takes to make the sky turn around.
We still know when to stop in our tracks, 
To look and smell and pause; we must, if we can, 
For we are sad souls in...

Foreign Foods

...indonesian beaches and
days of infinite hunger
drunk and repellent
I am again
there’s no time for fishy flattery
'cause god called a horseman
flogging a dead horse
outlaw of the oscillation na...

Men You Definitely Wouldn'T Want To Date - Part 1

...I once dated a pilot …
We both had our head in the clouds
Our relationship lead to a lot of turbulence - 
I guess it never really got off the ground!

I once dated a glazier…
He tho...

The Headless Greenlandic Horseman

...The Headless Greenlandic Horseman
A Meditation in 6 parts.

Avalanche
I.

The sky is starry
The night is scary
I'm very afraid
of the living dead;

On a mission; or Fugitives in the city
II.

The hea...

My First Love 1st Prize Award Wining Poem African Love For All Awards

...My first love
is a whore

but i want her back
because she always had my back

when everyone
threw me back, barked, nagged disappeared 
continuously on me

just because,
i try and cry to make them und...

Summers Long Ago

...Nestled in coconut groves and lush fields of paddy,
with the love of a large family, each day warm and tardy,
Ever poised and elegant, stood my trove of memories,
as boys and girls innocent, playe...

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