A Whale of a Tale

by Twisted Heart   May 9, 2007


One sunny afternoon in May
I went down to the lake
I thought I'd do some fishing
With my brand new pole and bait.

I threw my line into the deep
And leaned against the tree
I watched the bobber sitting there
No movement did I see.

It seemed like hours that I sat
Upon the bank so still
Hoping for the fish to bite
My bucket for to fill.

When all at once I felt the pull
I almost lost my pole
My bobber dipped into the blue
And pulled me to and fro.

I fought to pull the line into
And throw it on the bank
But seems the harder that I pulled
The deeper my line sank.

With one big heave I pulled real hard
And much to my delight
I saw a whale of a fish
On the end of my fishing line.

One last pull and on the bank
He floundered here and there
Then he stopped and he popped
While gasping for some air.

All still at last I leaned way down
I looked him in the eye
About to pick him up he moved
And broke my fishing line.

Then he did the oddest thing
He flipped that way and this
He jumped up off the ground
And kissed me on the lips.

While I was busy wiping off
The gritty awful stench
He gave a hearty laugh at me
And back in the lake he went.

Now you may not believe me
But I swear this tale is true
That's why my buckets empty
And my pole is broke in two.

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  • 17 years ago

    by SmileeItsBritt

    Hahah I absolutly love this!

  • 17 years ago

    by Ayumi

    OMG!! What a funny and -absolutely- nice poem! :D (5/5) Check mine out if you can! It's not much but at least there's some!

  • 17 years ago

    by Lu

    Jeannie this is an awesome poem !!

    Then he did the oddest thing
    He flipped that way and this
    He jumped up off the ground
    And kissed me on the lips.
    ^^^
    I love this part .... Gives a new meaning to the word fish lips ... lol

    It made me so excited to go fishing though. I'm a fish fanatic. May 18th whooohooo it opens ..
    Almost every weekend in the summer we leave Friday afternoon and come back on Sunday ...
    Mostly catch and release ...
    I'm going to read this to Josh tonight, I know he'll love it!
    Take care Auntie

  • 17 years ago

    by HOLLYWOODxBANGBANG

    Son of a gun, that was great! I loved this poem, and the ending wrapped it up perfectly. Honestly Darling, I couldn't find anything wrong with this, I love it!

    5.5
    =]

  • 17 years ago

    by Cindy

    Jeannie
    This piece is so funny. It reminds me of the one that got away. LMAO
    What wonderful imagery in this poem. I had such a hard time picking my favorite part.

    Then he did the oddest thing
    He flipped that way and this
    He jumped up off the ground
    And kissed me on the lips.

    While I was busy wiping off
    The gritty awful stench
    He gave a hearty laugh at me
    And back in the lake he went.

    These two stanzas really had me laughung.
    Excellent job!
    Love Cindy

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