Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FISHERMAN, by GAMALIEL BRADFORD First Line: I sit beside lethean streams Last Line: The failures I'm securing. Subject(s): Fish & Fishing; Anglers | ||||||||
I sit beside Lethean streams, And in that ghostly tangle Of quaint and ill-assorted dreams Fantastically angle. The wand of memory is my rod, My hook is old affection, With which I keep extracting odd Phantoms of recollection. The creatures glisten in the wave And magically quiver; But, once ashore, what charm they have Is apt to fade forever. And yet the future is so dark And grimly unalluring That I fish on, and scarce remark The failures I'm securing. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOURNEY INTO THE EYE by DAVID LEHMAN THE GREAT BLACK HERON by DENISE LEVERTOV ISLA MUJERES by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SCHOOLS OF LITTLE FISH by MARVIN BELL TWO PICTURES OF A LEAF by MARVIN BELL OF FISH AND FISHERMEN by JOHN CIARDI |
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