Fish Dreams
95 words
The goldfish bowl teetered
right where they were playing
The dog chased the kitten
The table was swaying
A slide to the right
The bowl shifting quickly
Terrified fish face
so panicked and sickly.
Traumatized eyes
are aghast in surprise
Frantic fins flapping
against his demise.
DOWN to the carpet
The cascading flood,
His habitat plunges
below with a thud.
He flops to the left
He flops to the right
He’s gasping for air
but something’s not right
Reality’s fishy
It’s not what it seems
Such are the nightmares
of fish who have dreams.
38 comments:
I think this is the first poem I've read. Great job!
This is great! And I think it's the first poem I've seen!
Awww, fishy nightmares! I want to hug the lil fishy! :D
This was great!
This is great. My favorite entry so far.
There are a lot of good ones...each one as different as the next. I am amazed at how the same 4 words can generate so many different moods, emotions and situations. Thanks, Kari.
That's so great! I love the twist at the end (whew, he's ok!!). You're the first who's written the flashfic in verse, too. :) I like the alliteration of "frantic fins flapping." Good job.
Oh, Bravo! Your poem is genius.
Nice to meet you, Jeanne!
You are so clever. First poetic take I've seen on this challenge. I just arrived and followed. Better late than never crusader.
Reading about you I see we have some things in common - teacher with an interest in topics for boomers. I love Gap Year for Grown-ups and plan to write a travel memoir on a topic like that. Yours sounds like a hoot.
Denise<3
Cute, really cute Miss Jeanne.
This was wonderfully done! great way to put it in a poem with a twist at the end even!
Nightmares of fish ?? Who have dreams??
Catchy words for sure!! Cool post!!
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Awwww, poor little fishy. Great poem, reads really well!
♥~LOVE IT!~♥
Seriously, awesome poem! And poor little fish!
Aww, poor fish nightmares. This was a great entry!
Debated going this route, but my last flash fiction piece was a poem...
Nicely done.
Good job. I have been surprised there have not been other poems, but you do well in this. I like the ending. Didn't see that coming.
Thanks everybody. Writing in poetry is my first love but it does not always translate into sales....
Oh, that's awesome! Great take on the flash fiction.
Very creative and with a twist! Nicely done.
the whole was great - the ending fantastic - so good
Brilliant ending! Loved the twist that threw every beautiful line before it on its head. Bravo!
Ah, love it! The rhymes are spot on and it just flows. Great job with the prompt! :)
This is awesome! A fish's nightmare, in rhyme! Brilliant!
Thanks so much everyone.I had fun writing this one.
Ha - I love the ending. It's nice to see a poem for this theme. Very well written.
This is a really cute poem! The ending is great!! Another fun challenge wasn't it?
Well done. It made me smile to think about fish having dreams!
Nice job! Loved it. Very good poem. :)
I love this poem! There have been so few entries in this format--and yours is awesome. :)
Thanks so much. I love writing poetry. I like revising and changing and working at it. A deadline is great for me to write poetry.
Not everyone tackles a poem, and then does it so extremely well. Great twist at the end!
I am a retired teacher (elem. school), and am writing for the Boomer age. We have so much to say, too!
Loved your flash.
Guess what! You've been shortlisted in the crusade challenge judging round!
Cool! That sounds good!
One more bit of news - you're a finalist in the judging round!
a) I love children's books - so I loved this piece!
b) I loved the ending!
Great job!
Great poem! You well deserve being shortlisted and more with this entry.
This was totally awesome! So glad to see another poem! :D
I love this! Fish dreams are very intriguing :)
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