FISH

Berthold Lippel

 

 

Sometimes

when I swim in my pool

arms moving on their own

mind blank

escorted by luminous bubbles

I get this yearning

to be a fish!

If I were a fish

I could stay in the water

all day long, and nights too

dark water sliding silently

over my rainbow scales

leaving the tyranny of gravity

behind on the shore

I would shoot forward

with a flick of my tail

free not to think

free to escape 

the burdens of my life

how calm the mind of a fish

how serene

living his simple fate

feeding his daily hunger

spawning ten thousand eggs

without a thought for tomorrow

Oh yes! to be a fish

to glide down the ladder

of proud evolution

and return to the waters

of instinct and peace

 

  • Author: Berthold Lippel (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 18th, 2016 16:51
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  • BRIAN & ANGELA

    Thanks BL - Great poem and I too am a Water Baby and I relish in the 3D freedom that a deep pool or lake affords. The evolutionist's Bible says "In the beginning COD" so in essence we are all a bit fishy. The advantages of living in the Aquasphere instead of the Atmosphere are: 1. You always have plenty of water 2. There is enough dissolved oxygen 3. You never get overheated 4. You are part of an abundant food chain and web 5. Movement and travel is easy and 3D 6. You never need a bath or a shower etc etc ! YES - I would rather be a FISH ! Great "free verse" poem beautifully grafted into "fishy" shapes. Yours piscatorially - BRIAN



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