Fishing Tales

~~ 1 ~~
seven fishing boats
rocking imperceptibly
in a gentle swell

~~ 2 ~~

fishing line tangles
twice around the willow limb—
Elijah returns

~~ 3 ~~

fishing through the mess
in the middle desk drawer—
pages torn from Psalms

~~ 4 ~~

fishing from the bridge
with a stolen rod and reel—
Egypt lies downstream

~~ 5 ~~

how her heart aches
fishing for compliments
that never come

~~ 6 ~~

deep-water fishing—
nothing God says in mercy
keeps Jonah on land

~~ 7 ~~

sharp prongs of lightning—
a fleet of fishing trawlers
limping back to shore

~~ 8 ~~

fishing boots with holes—
watching prophets weave and sway
limping round puddles

~~ 9 ~~

guts bloody the sink
from this morning’s fishing trip
to Lake Galilee

© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher

More Poetry Pantry #198

More Carpe Diem: “Fishing”

More The Sunday Whirl, Wordle 157

Posted on April 20, 2014, in 4-6-4, 5-7-5, Carpe Diem, The Poetry Pantry, The Sunday Whirl and tagged aches, bones, bridge, fishing, limb, mess, open, rocking, sharp, sink, stolen, sway, twice, water. Bookmark the permalink. 25 Comments.

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Jae Rose | April 20, 2014 at 3:27 am

Fishing certainly is a broad concept..i like how you have woven present images (her searching in the drawers for psalms) along with biblical references..makes for an ocean of a poem..

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oldegg | April 20, 2014 at 4:35 am

Well the Bible came in handy for this offering. I must confess I liked No. 3 best as it sounds like my desk with must keep bits!

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- magicalmysticalteacher | April 20, 2014 at 5:33 am
  
  The Bible seems to come in handy for a lot of things! 😉
  
  (I think every desk has at least a corner littered with must-keep bits and pieces.)
  
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marcoantonio arellano | April 20, 2014 at 6:43 am

interesting rendition

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- magicalmysticalteacher | April 20, 2014 at 6:46 am
  
  Or puzzling, depending on how you look at it! 😉
  
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Anand (@anand_su) | April 20, 2014 at 7:26 am

Not well versed with the Bible, but fishing through the mess for psalms really got me there. Kudos for penning a deep poem.!

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humbird | April 20, 2014 at 7:55 am

Like your optimism in fishing business…I’d prefer to order…:) ~ Cool!

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paulo guimaraes | April 20, 2014 at 8:00 am

Very nice work! I could see the images brought about by your words,;).

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Sumana Roy | April 20, 2014 at 8:39 am

lot of fishing here….nice 🙂

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annell4 | April 20, 2014 at 9:31 am

You talk of fishing…and you have caught much!

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- magicalmysticalteacher | April 20, 2014 at 9:44 am
  
  Caught you reading, didn’t I? 😉
  
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Andy Sewina | April 20, 2014 at 9:35 am

how her heart aches
fishing for compliments
that never come
I think I know how she feels.

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gillena | April 20, 2014 at 11:00 am

Happy Easter

much love…

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brenda warren | April 20, 2014 at 11:11 am

Beautiful and moving. You evoked my grandfather…a fisherman among other things. I love him, and enjoyed his rising through your words.

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- magicalmysticalteacher | April 20, 2014 at 11:15 am
  
  His rising? It almost sounds like a resurrection! 😉
  
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Sherry Blue Sky | April 20, 2014 at 12:50 pm

I love the different kinds of fishing…….

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CC Champagne | April 20, 2014 at 1:51 pm

I agree with Sherry! So much symbolism and so many ambiguities, very nice!

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J Cosmo Newbery | April 20, 2014 at 5:32 pm

An entertaining collection!

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1sojournal | April 20, 2014 at 7:58 pm

Seeing as it is Easter Sunday, I really like your fishing expedition. Reminds me of the story of the few loaves and fishes that fed a throng and satisfied them all, passed around by disciples who were ‘only’ fishermen.

Elizabeth
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/2014/04/20/preserving-connections/

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http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com | April 21, 2014 at 12:59 am

Excellent haiku, as I’ve come to expect from you.

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Pamela | April 21, 2014 at 7:58 am

These are lovely, mmt. Love the “fishing” theme.

Pamela

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ZQ | April 21, 2014 at 8:11 am

Excellent!

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kaykuala | April 21, 2014 at 5:25 pm

The whole gamut of fish and fishing brought to the fore. Lovely haiku set MMT! They are all great!

Hank

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Belva Rae Staples | April 21, 2014 at 5:52 pm

These are all incredibly good. Number five really stood out, though. I always feel bad for women stuck with men like that.

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julespaige | May 6, 2014 at 4:54 am

I can well relate to #5 – but one learns to like themselves.

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