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Fish Poems | Examples of Fish Poetry

Fish Poems - Examples of all types of fish poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for fish.
Premium Member Belly-up at Dawn
Radio’s on loud at the crack of dawn though it blared to the full moon too A couple of fans whir all day ...Read the rest...
Categories: death, fish, senses, youth,
Form: Couplet



Premium Member River
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ river full of waves flowing down the mountainside the great fish highway...Read the rest...
Categories: fish, river,
Form: Haiku
Fish Party
Each goldfish is like a birthday candle: fins flickering in under-water sparkles of sunlit sugar. Sprinkled, trickled, rippled. My face is staring over the pond; they gather for party bags we call stinky-fish-food, while cloud-balloons make funny faces and float far away. ...Read the rest...
Categories: child, fish,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member She Took the Bait
I was having a beer at the bar then she walked in It was more of a strut with the sway of her hips. Her ruby red lips were made for kissing In the mirror behind the bar...Read the rest...
Categories: fish, humor,
Form: Free verse
Japan's River Sight
Crystal clear gutter Where you see colorful koi For you to enjoy....Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, beauty, creation, fish,
Form: Haiku



Premium Member Limerick
there was an old flounder named May who lived in the Chesapeake Bay each day was a test and he considered himself blessed if he survived being made catch of the day ...Read the rest...
Categories: fish, fishing, funny,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Who Am I?
Who am I? I can swim seventy miles per hour The largest of my kind caught was twice as long as a tall man That sucker weighed two-hundred and twenty pounds Give up? I have a pointed bill I can change...Read the rest...
Categories: fish,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Haiku: Fish
Haiku: Fish solitary night A little, big fish drinking betrayed by the hook By Zyrool...Read the rest...
Categories: fish, poetry,
Form: Haiku
Salmon Ordeal
Salmon fight their way Upstream, work the last strength Spawn and die there. ...Read the rest...
Categories: creation, fish, life, power,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Penguin EIEIO
Endearing penguin waddles on the ice in search of ocean's fish that will suffice. Elegant feathers seen of white and black, infinite horizon and her frozen track over snow with fish she waddles back....Read the rest...
Categories: bird, fish, snow,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Fishing
Oh how I’m wishing that I were fishing! I’d love to see the swishing that I’ve been missing. \\\\ ///\\\ //// \fins ‘n skins/ catfish dogfish goatfish lizardfish goosefish queenfish angelfish devilfish kingfish fish! \|/ Hungry! I am getting wolfish for a pescatarian...Read the rest...
Categories: environment, fish, fishing, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Tuna Sashimi
Tuna sashimi Thin slice, flavorful bites Mouthwatering me....Read the rest...
Categories: business, desire, fish, food,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Dolphins alongside a Fishing Boat
Old boat, time-worn path, Dolphins glide through emerald waves, Leaping side by side— Their joyous dance in the mist, Paints the sea with morning bliss....Read the rest...
Categories: boat, fish, sea,
Form: Tanka
Fishing life
I loved my life on the fish quay, among the fisherman's bays, Just to be involved in fish, And learn a skill that pays. Filleting fish all-day long, For chefs with Michelin stars, Local chippies,hotel chains, bistros and certain bars. Some...Read the rest...
Categories: boat, fish, fishing,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member sucker moon
catostomidae a spiritual cleansing ~ sacrificial grace (April Full Moon – Anishinaabe)...Read the rest...
Categories: environment, fish, moon, native
Form: Haiku

Specific Types of Fish Poems

Definition | What is Fish in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs