Short Minnows Poems

an old gray heron
floats on the evening breeze
minnows scatter...

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hot day of happy
feeding frenzy of koi fish
minnows die relieved...

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fishing
off the dock
for minnows



posted on September 6, 2019...

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Worms slither through mud
Minnows swim round cool water 
Bass searching for bait...

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summer days spent wet 
barefoot catching small minnows 
throwing stones at snakes...

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  Stone splashes still pond
minnows scatter at the sound
   Seagull staring down...

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Sun kissed heads waiting
Sunbeams glisten like minnows ...
Dad's rod doesn't bend




For isaiah's E B L  contest...

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cat waits
by a river-
minnows leap

naked hills
glistening-
waterfall 

sound of water-
flying gulls
...

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Cautiously I wade 
Through shallow waters at dawn
Minnows tickle me
My fishing hole waits for me
catfish jump with the sunrise...

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beneath lilacs bloom
                                             three swans cascading lake
                                                  bobbing for minnows...

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gulping for air
when minnows swim
beyond their depth


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A Fish Haiku Contest
Hosted by Mick Talbot
Placed 3rd
19th April 2018...

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long tree limbs stretching 
     over gurgling brook flowing
          minnows are dashing

I sit on the bank
     observing nature’s beauty
          a calming moment
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dive deep for large fish

surface waters hold minnows

trophies are in-depth

 

 

(February 9, 2011 Wausau, Wisconsin

(c) Copyright 2011 by Christine A Kysely, All Rights Reserved...

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long tree limbs stretching 
          over gurgling brook flowing
               minnows are dashing

               I sit on the bank
          observing nature’s beauty
     a calming moment...

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Woke up early this morning to go for a wee jog
Got as far as “still laying there” my head in a fog
Yelled wake up my hero
Yelled back “eat minnows”
This conversation with me was a futile monolog...

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MINNOWS
                                             this World is a stage
                                        minnows chat up play die out
                                               Curtain falls, a net...

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light wind sweeps water
pushing up glittering waves
delighted fish jump

minnows leap and flash
dark lake water rolls and boils
big bass takes the bait

Copyright, October 3, 2014
Faye Lanham Gibson...

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When the sun had melted straw
to gold
and dawn had shimmered,
out of its platinum dream-mask,
then the lank kneed heron
allowed itself to blink once,
however,
the darting minnows
were too small to care much -
they knew the tall still bird,
had no use for scraps of silver foil.

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As a boy
I explored shallow river beds.
I carried home in a jar unnamed water-bugs,
minnows, tadpoles and
little frogs that glowed yellow
when the sunlight swam in the creek.
Now the sun comes to my window,
sheds streams of light
to carry me back
to where shallow waters sing
of all unnamable things....

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Inkwells in desks with lift-uplids
Tables written out with old pen nibs

Noses pressed flat on the window glass
our pockets tinkling ,full of brass

Exploring fields across the brook
studying in nature's real time book

Fishing for minnows with jar and net
oftimes slipping and getting wet

Winding brooklets filling narrow streams
into rivers of childhood dreams...

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Morey Mouse made merry,
Mollifying Mallory’s Mama,
Maybe mixing mammoth metaphors

Marvelously mystical, Marmaduke mimed
mingling, meshing, ‘mogrifying magical mites,
Measuring muskrats minding miniature minnows

Meddlesome merrymakers, Mr. Mumbsly mentioned, miffed.
Mesmerized minions made millions, merely making mincemeat.
Mediocre maybe, magnificent Mrs. Mumps meticulously mentioned....

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cymbals crash with frothy force
from dark shadows lurk jagged claws
volcanic sand gritty and coarse
moon beams off a barnacle laced jug
from dark shadows lurk jagged claws
shinny minnows in steady breaths
moon beams off a barnacle laced jug
in secluded pools the jelly fish dance
shinny minnows in steady breaths
volcanic sand gritty and coarse
in secluded pools the jelly fish dance
cymbals crash with frothy force...

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Alice dipped her fingers into the water, grazing the top.
The brook was mesmerizing. She watched minnows and bugs.
They skittered across the top, too minute to identify.

A slight breeze lulled her into a deep slumber; her breathing slowed.
The world underneath the water came to life in her dreams.
She understood wonderland better now, and she wanted more.

If we could have found the “eat me” key, we would have returned her....

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YESTERDAYS

Inkwells in desks with lift-uplids
Tables written out with old pen nibs

Noses pressed flat on the window glass
our pockets tinkling ,full of brass

Exploring fields across the brook
studying in nature's real time book

Fishing for minnows with jar and net
oftimes slipping and getting wet

Winding brooklets filling narrow streams
into rivers of childhood dreams

Copyright © Brian Strand | Year Posted 2008...

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Country, Quality Time
Miracle Man
2/17/2024

The moonlight was shining on the pond’s still surface,
which at that moment only my eyes were seeing.
A rambunctious fish moving within the subsurface,
maybe chasing minnows to sustain its being.

I’m mesmerized, frozen, on a decaying log,
moon illumination has dampened darkness' cloak.
This is my quality time, God, me, and my dog,
entertained by a bullfrog chorus as they croak.
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