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The Fenham Fish Bar

A Villanelle For My Favourite Fish and Chip Shop

By Mike Singleton ๐Ÿ’œ Mikeydred Published 3 years ago โ€ข Updated 3 years ago โ€ข 1 min read
Fenham Fish Bar

I have been frequenting the Fenham Fish Bar for over twenty years and it is one of the best fish and chips shops on Tyneside, if not even further afield.

The staff are great and the food is excellent, and it is a fish and chip shop, no pizzas or kebabs. They really know their stuff.

One of the things is that I feel this should really sit in the vocal "Feast" community, but that would mean expanding up to six hundred words when the villanelle, though not short, is nowhere near that number, so it will sit in "Poets".

I was trying to think of a piece of music and while "Salmon Song" from "Fish Rising" by Steve Hillage is one of my favourite guitar riffs ever (I have included it at the end of this piece if you feel inclined to explore, the album is a favourite of mine) I think "Perfect" by Fairground Attraction is the right song for the Fenham Fish Bar.

I did a villanelle for the excellent Snackwallah which you can read at the end of this one, so I thought it was time that the Fenham Fish Bar got one, so here it is.

๐Ÿฅซ๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŸ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐ŸŸ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฅซ

Fenham Fish Bar, You Are The Best

For Fish And Chips, And Much, Much More

Fried To Perfection, Nothing Less

๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐ŸŸ

Fish And Chip Friday, So Perfect

A Smokey And Peas, My Tastebuds Soar

Fenham Fish Bar, You Are The Best

๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐ŸŸ

Love Your Sweets, I Am So Impressed

After The Meal, I Want Some More

Fried To Perfection, Nothing Less

๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐ŸŸ

I Could Have A Pie Or Fishcake

A Beanie or Chicken, Yo!

Fenham Fish Bar, You Are The Best

๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐ŸŸ

I Love You All, You Are My Friends

Fantastic Food From Through Your Door

Fried To Perfection, Nothing Less

๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐ŸŸ

Your Food And Service Is Perfect

Your Fish And Chips Get My Top Score

Fried To Perfection, Nothing Less

Fenham Fish Bar, You Are The Best

๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐ŸŸ

And here is the one for Snackwallah

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    Written by Mike Singleton ๐Ÿ’œ Mikeydred