Short Herring Poems

Zeroed out fire
Airformed herring ash
747 crash...

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her lying alibi was found dead at sea ~ his sole’s in the right plaice...

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sleek kayak paddle 
slices through ancient ocean 
kyak schools scatter...

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herring gulls flocking
foraging at the beaches-
 disappearing lunch

7/27/18
  
Contest - Son of Senryu
Sponsor - Brahn Bailey...

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Distant shores tumble over the rocks
Resting among orange lichen and salt grass
Warmed by the sun

Herring gulls circle, searching for food
Uneven rocks slow my path to shelter

Where comfort waits for me...

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IN HOT SOUP

Wife tells husband to get some potato
He goes to market buys a kilo of tomato.

Piping hot soup with red chilli wife cooks
Mouth burnt a smoked herring husband looks.

April 9, 2018....

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Pickled herring in a pie?
Scrumptiously delicious. Do or die?
The idea makes me ask grandma why….
Do you use wheat or rye?

Marmalade makes it a great buy.
The combination is easy to try.
Mustard too and will we need to fry
Pickled herring in a pie?...

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scope

gulls along shoreline

cast progression and motion –

shadow horizon


worship

rain ribbons the sun

rays’ drizzle evaporates

nudist takes shelter


illusion

sea mew crests surface

rides surf sways in tide’s push –

pulls up red herring


24th March 2021...

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 Grey nimbus in sky
Ominous feel, rocky cove
Precipitation?

Walking shingled shore
Shiny stones, relentless sea
Horizon obscured.

Elements no friend
Merciless waves, tidal swell
Noisy Herring Gull.

Walk wet empty cove
Steep granite rock, seabirds' roost
Precious time alone....

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upon
the 
airship wingspan
where
the yellow beak 
herring gulls
drift 
in nautical miles
and
touch the fingertips of
ocean waves
without
fear or doubt
but
rejoice in it
with
constant jubilee
where
they dwell
in 
peace harmony
and 
kinship
above water
above land
oh
heavenly father
praise God...

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The sun shimmers over the rippling river as if chasing the water spiders. Long grasses mixed with wild flowers weave back and forth along the banks. Turtles bathe on the exposed log jutting out from the water. A herring hides beneath a shady willow.
What a spectacular day to skim past such beauty in our new canoe!
" Canoe " picture this?...

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A RACE TO DE-BONE FISH:
Filet
Relay

A CONVENT FOR SHELL FISH:
Oyster
Cloister

A MEMBER OF THE UNDER SEA MAFIA:
Mobster
Lobster

A PROMISCUOUS SHRIMP:
Trampy
Scampi

A MUSICAL RED SNAPPER:
Snapper
Rapper

A COMPASSIONATE FISH:
Caring
Herring

A LAW ENFORCEMENT FISH:
Grouper
Trouper

2/2/13
Entered in Brian Strand's All Yours Contest...

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AUTUMN'S  BREATH



Leaves bathed here and there
As drenching light falls through the air.
See the cascade of the sunlight dreep
And pour through the leafy mantle’s sweep,
Washing the flutt’ring mass in light.
Like a shoal of herring spilling bright,
They turn and twist and whirl,
And leaves and canopy swirl.
Undergrowth veiled in a sunlit fold:
Myriad waves of floating gold....

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SAD SEA TALE

There was once an old man of the ocean
For a mermaid he had a devotion
But instead of two pins
She’d a tail and some fins
Which precluded their harmonic motion

But in spite of her disparate corpus
They maintained their romance polymorphous
‘Til a herring one day
Brought a message to say
That she’d gone off to live with a porpoise


[Gift for a lady]...

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A beginner’s guide to basic conversational Finnish, from BADSEEDPRESS.

Includes all the most frequently used terms, phrases, & idioms.

Some examples:

Saunominen yhdessä. = Let’s sauna together. 

Voinko ratsastaa porojaan? = Can I ride your reindeer? 

Ei enää marinoitua silliä, kiitos. = No more pickled herring, thank you.

If you don't start, you'll never Finnish!...

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Daffodils in bloom
We all did assume
But if they did die
We all know why
The sun is murder
Pushed ever further
By the uncaring
And religion is a red herring
For profit is their king
And his praises they sing
A path to green paved with bones
And a bevy of sins no one could atone
And if we all did die
We all know why
For we all did assume
Daffodils in bloom
...

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There is a blue heron
my blue heron
who lives in a blue kingdom
by a river,
where no prince or king exists
where nobody cares 
if is poor or rich,
who the president,is it gonna be,
peace and silence
its all what you need
and here and there a little herring 
to keep the food chain in great harmony
not to over kill,not to over eat
not to turn this heaven in a bloody field......

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What is 222 and 333?
Do you smuggle drugs?
Are you underworld don?
Do you use multiple numbers?
Do you have friends in NWFP?
Do you have several accounts?
Who is Supari according to you?
Do you have strong ties with ANF?
What kind of business do you run?
Do you deal in arms & ammunition?
What is the definition of a gangster?
Are you well connected with Politicians?
Are you backed by intelligence officials?...

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The most prolific animal in our Kingdom is the Red Herring.
You don't need to be a "Sherlock Holmes" to figure that out

A Red Herring is a deliberate attempt to divert attention..................."look over there"

Please help control the Red Herring population today.....You can do your part
by opening up your eyes, and exposing the lies.


"It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry." 
[Thomas Paine ]...

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Freddie a fury to the red herring dish
                                  Felix zeroed in on the waft of the fish
                                       Freddie the dog winked at Felix
                                      The cat's eyes were double helix
                            They toggled a shark at the Barth's Park Office











FREDDIE AND FELIX/Limerick Copyright© Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty 19 November 2014...

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Light dims except in the flames of the ring of fire.
Stars shine brighter still
Hopes seem possible
Ease takes over and washes away the cares of the past week.
Swiftly down the current to the sea
Fire pit by swift creek warm our hearts, bond our family tightly tonight
Forever, eternally bound.

Silhouttes appear against the moonbeams
Herring, mallard pair, chimney swift
Splash....Splash!! Who? what??
Homeward bound leave the night creatures to their domain....

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Mischievous thoughts? 
She does not bulge,
Lip marks in red, 
On the white shirt;
Accusations?

True she could be?
A red herring,
Takes me now,
For a wild ride;
Disillusioned?

Naughty betrayal?
Loose collar free,
In  the playful,
Night aroma;
Melodrama?

Indulgent miss?
Slaughters desire,
"Touch me not" streak,
Spells disaster; 
Conspirator?

Pumpkin eater?
"My foot" to boot,
You are the true,
Swindler, cheater;
Malediction?

I enjoy life;
Night reveler?...

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One night an octopus said,
Those whelks should be in bed.
Said the herring to the plaice,
Would you please say grace.
"I say" said a passing whale,
"Is that kipper for sale."
There is somethingvery odd,
Repied a bewildered cod.
"Excuse me" asked the shark,
"Did you hear that dogfish bark".
The haddock with a smile serene,
Said the mermaid is our queen.
May I join you said the seal,
To the mackerel with some appeal.
Of course the snapper replied,
Yes,yes the mullet cried....

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you gave me assuredity
you're more than a building
you're a memory
you conjured a spell
each teacher worthy fitting
quality in those days

Later I learned I was deemed opinionated
Jackie Letts in a School Reunion
a quarter of a century said so
I question the reliability of memory


Obviously we have a different account
I was a near to do
only one GCE
swimming in a sea of CSE's
in the middling classes
but I wasn't amongst the dyslexics
maybe I had been cured
like a herring...

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Pickled ham and pickled beef
Cause weak stomachs too much grief


Did you know they pickle cherries
Grandma ate some; said three Hail Marys


In glass jars, store pickled tomatoes
Do not try this with wet potatoes


Russians all swear by pickled herring
Grate in radish and schmaltz if you are daring


Pickling cucumbers are oh-so-fresh and cute
Try pickled jalapenos; you will fart and toot


My favorite thing of all's to pickle eggs
They make my little sister choke and gag...

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