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
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Author:
Berthold Lippel (
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Comments1
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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