Best Fishing Poems
Below are the all-time best Fishing poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of fishing poems written by PoetrySoup members
Fishing For WordsMy father was a devoted fly fisherman who couldn’t resist the almost masochistic urge to wake in the quiet predawn hours and stumble, blurry eyed...
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Categories:
fishing, poems, poetess, poetry,
Form:
Haibun
The Loss of the Andrea GailThey that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters:
These see the works of the Lord and his wonders in...
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Categories:
america, death, fishing, ocean,
Form:
Narrative
Orca's RevengeA fishing boat left the port of Kinsale
The rain was lashing and blowing a gale
Fishing grounds were in sight
Then they had a great fright
Along...
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Categories:
fishing, humor, sea,
Form:
Limerick
In Sandalwood DreamsTurned and tossed like toys
Riding the mighty waves
Their master does what he wilt
To them his humble slaves
Rudely he flings their boats asunder
But calm can be...
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Categories:
boat, fishing, ocean, scary,
Form:
Rhyme
Blue Horizonsbeyond cobalt horizon’s expanse
fishing ships far offshore call to me
how joyful were those years
casting, catching, communing
lines between God and nature faded
ocean tides rule my life
joy...
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Categories:
fishing, ocean,
Form:
Free verse
CompanionsTiny boardwalk along the Halifax River
Waiting to see what “catch” nature will deliver
Royal Palms’ fronds rustle in fall’s gentle breeze
No noisy distractions from teens on...
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Categories:
bird, fishing, nature,
Form:
Couplet
The Love of a GentlemanThere is a place where the land bows down to kiss the misty tide,
Where rolling waves bring memories of the place my heart resides.
There among...
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Categories:
family, fishing, love, sun,
Form:
Quatrain
HopeDon't rush to wash off the sea salt
drying on your skin;
the hopes it carries from other oceans,
those remain yet to be seen....
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Categories:
fishing, august, beach, beautiful, cool,
Form:
Verse
A Farm YarnWhen we were young boys on our farm.
A fish tale never meant any harm,
We oft were given a look,
When from such a tiny brook,
We claimed...
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Categories:
adventurefish, fishing,
Form:
Limerick
Farmer JoeOn the banks of the mighty Skagit,
where the rushing waters flow,
sat a fisherman of merit,
the one known as Farmer Joe.
Long he sat there, long he...
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Categories:
fishing, old, time,
Form:
Narrative
Call Your MotherCall Your Mother
Pick up the phone...
do it now.
If you can.
Later if you must,
I trust that you,
know the difference.
She never put you...
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Categories:
fishing, abuse, confidence, earth, encouraging,
Form:
Free verse
The Fishermans Brush With Death - Sea ShantyOne fine day I was fishing at sea
Two big blue whales swam up by me
They flicked their tails sent up a spray
All I could do...
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Categories:
boat, fishing, water,
Form:
Lyric
Big Brown Bearbig strong furry brown
fishing for salmon with paws~
prancing through flowers
Date Written: 4/12/2022
3 Place
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Wild Animal Haiku Poetry Contest Haiku poetry form only. Sponsored...
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Categories:
fish, fishing, flower, humor,
Form:
Haiku
The Snowy AlbatrossFishing one day in the southern ocean
The sun had risen and was shining bright
Overhead me I heard a commotion
A snowy albatross gliding in flight.
With a...
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Categories:
boat, fishing, ocean, sky,
Form:
Sonnet
Passing TimeThere's a river winding gently through the pastures on the flats,
collecting tributaries of little creeks that the lower ground attracts.
'Tis the river that the angler...
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Categories:
fishing, nature,
Form:
Verse