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A fish tale

a diminishing verse poem

By M. LeePublished 16 days ago Updated 16 days ago 1 min read
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A fish tale
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fish straight from smiling pond to hungry table

ish went the flopping catch fresh from its cradle

sh said the fire sleep sweet small angel

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guests cut teeth into flesh like a sharp pinking shear

oh the sighs of delight the skilled chef he did hear

sweet musical feelings out of bones to his ear

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short flashes of memories long left the fish

amidst flutters of lashes poor thing had one wish:

to see loved ones again not as ashes or a dish

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his angel twinkled; a lit tunnel she did send

is this home? fish winkled and it swam fast to the end

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Authors note: this poem was inspired by Dharrsheena, who did the dimishing verse poem on her page below 🥰

https://vocal.media/authors/dharrsheena-raja-segarran

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M. Lee

BA English. MFA bound. INFP. Published author, poet, lyricist. Dreamer, creator, artist, teller of tales, lover of words, singer of songs, reveler of life.

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran15 days ago

    Omgggg you executed this soooo brilliantly! I freaking loved it so much!

  • Andrea Corwin 16 days ago

    Gosh, this is really good - I have never heard of this type of poem before - I loved it!

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