once

[saw]

once upon a time I was a fish
too clever to take the man's bait
too swift to be the midnight snack
of Big Bubba or his finned henchmen

my secret was to never sleep....
in movement we are free
from all the dangers that befall
the lazy mackerel or the cocky trout

I was the bullet-train of the deep
the leer-jet of the stocked lake
I rocketed through peril in the tall grasses
with skill and grace

I lived to be four hundred years old
then one day walked out of the pond
on my brand new brackish toes
with supreme confidence, as I recall

and I never looked back

[leafsailors ghost]

Laughed
ah I thought and now what about all those other all so clever fellows
we have become our worst own danger ,but we can not escape our selfs
the poem made me think
now what
enjoyed !, smart

[WIREMAN]

This poem is immense...like the Empire State bldg.....like Yellowstone.....like the curves of Kiki de montprnasse's violin shaped body...loved the ride steve

[the mingo]

*shameless bump*

[saw]

thanx for the bumps gents

[justwalt]

interesting...
I once had to take care of an abandoned fish...
when the kids lost interest in it...
tried to train it to swim through hoops
that I placed in the tank...
but I lost interest in it

[judih]

a fine day for fish everywhere

[Terri]

okay, i see why people shamelessly bumped this. SO good. i couldn't compliment better than wireman did, so i'll just bump again.

[saw]

thanx walt, judih, and good to see you around again Terri