- Non-Erotic Poetry
- Fish Eyes
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Click hereIf wishes were fishes
they'd swim away,
recede to depths of hope
like wishes do every day,
whole schools of them
unlearned, yearning dreams
that might come true,
propelled through sea or sky
the blue, the fertile green,
or earthy brown of eye,
unfurled against the tides
of life and time.
There is no reason here.
Even rhyme swims blind
escaping head or tail
of tangled lines.
Not even poetry
makes wishes heard,
and stars are distant.
Night is cold.
Someday
when you are old
and gray, sit by the fire,
take down a book and read
the lessons in the ashes
at the grate. Berate yourself
or hail the crowd of stars,
but look to life.
Don't wait for wishes
to be swallowed whole
by bigger fishy wishes
that splash through
your finny wavy fingers,
toss and swim away.
- COMMENTS
LeBrozabout 16 years agoThis poem was selected from Lit's archive of over 39,000 poems for inclusion in today's Archival Review.<br>
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LeBrozabout 16 years agoA light tale of some of life's hard truths, told in that rhyming style that makes the swallowing of those truths so much easier.
Maria2394over 19 years agoyour fishies could come and swim with my froggies :)
vey strong images, and intriguing read, enjoyed very much
sandspikeover 19 years agoThis is a serious subject written in a lighter note, like
a fabel. I love it when a poet keeps it on my level, I
just hope folks realize how deep this pond is. I loved it,
been chasing minnows my whole life.
Tathagataover 19 years agoinner rhymes and the almost " suess" feel to some of it, I thought, was charming and made the " moral" easier to take
(a spoonful of sugar and all that.)
I agree about the lines being " clever" but I like them
I think the back and forth between serious/ "clever" makes it a fun poem to read.
and it makes you read it a few times...which is always a good thing
: )
Nice work
