Animal Shark Poems

She really wanted that selfie
Her relatives said
But now of course
The silly girl was dead

You do not get a selfie in a shark’s mouth said Mr...

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She struts along the bottom of the ocean floor
Taking her pet for a walk, his name is Gore.
Other fishes and kelp scurry out of the...

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He came straight out of the water toward me at the speed of a semi
I was unafraid, as the only creatures in this tank were...

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Shark week on TV and Sheldon was excited as he had ever been.
He got out his pad of paper, his iced tea, his TV Guide...

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You cannot bathe today, woman told her handsome man.
I have company in there, and he does not like others to intrude.
He peeked in and saw...

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Slow sways, it meanders ~
Sandy spotted mammoth
Sieving the shallow sea…
Still that dorsal fin fear!
Some jaws don’t bite or bark
Such is deep’s largest fish…
Sized gape, my...

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Smiles for rows upon rows
Showing prey it's been found
She circles to size it
Swallowed up in one bite
Seeping blood from her maw
Senses in overdrive
Saving room for...

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skeleton cartilage
seven gill slits on head
supreme power symbol
stalks prey up to six miles
sense of smell amazing
species are small or large
sudden seashore scary

SECOND PLACE WINNER
written March...

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I effortlessly propel through the water
beating my flukes
smaller less worthy fish scram
make themselves scarce 
terrified of the Great White
Me...

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beach day
I play

no turf
go surf

offshore
no oar

ocean
motion

I took
a look

I saw
a maw

sharp teeth
unsheathed

bright white
large bite

shark bait
my fate

I swam
I scrammed

faster
faster

faster
passed her

freestyle
sea mile

achieve
reprieve

ashore
before

dispensed
past tense

some fun
I'm done...

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Shark, my handsome hunter cat
a diabolical killing machine, 
laps his water daintily like a lady in waiting

It is difficult to coordinate this prissy
licking cat with...

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Baby shark, voh dee oh doh
Baby shark, voh dee oh doh
Baby shark, voh dee oh doh
Baby shark, voh dee oh doh

Momma shark, voh dee oh...

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On a Cloudy Rainy Day Yellow Cheetah Runs From Hungry Shark

rainy afternoon
a weird tiger, shark drools
at lemon cheetah

ever falls waters
from heavens puffy clouds bursts
fruits engaging...

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In my soup I could have sworn I saw a shark.
Swimming in roux that was rather dark.
But to my relief,
the fin a bay leaf.
Now I...

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His fin is at play in my soup... Afraid!
He’ll nibble my fingers and bod with blade!
Ordered the big bowl —
I’ve no self-control.
The waiter will consider...

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