Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Sumana Roy's Goldfish Prompt

 

Poetry Prompt 




The Goldfish Speaks


I swim in a cube shaped pond

Sullen

Overeating

Always eating


I wonder how I seem to my captors

Maybe content

Calm

Always eating


One day I will escape this tank

And rule the world



32 comments:

  1. LOL. Poor goldfish. Limited horizons for sure. I know someone who puts different pictures against the tank for her goldfish, who notices and appreciates the change in scenery.

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  2. Some times I feel just like this over eating goldfish. I need to escape , and rule the world for at least one day. :) Blessings, xoxo, Susie

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  3. Sandi, your poem gave me a needed smile. And who can say what IS possible for such a hopeful goldfish anyway?

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  4. I love it. Beautifully and sadly descriptive.

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  5. Oh my! I never gave much thought to the live of a goldfish in a tank! I'm sure he would much rather be in a pond, but then he is subject to predators, and so it is much safer for him to stay in the tank indoors, where he can be adored by safer viewers! Love the poem.

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  6. That feels real... cheers to the goldfish and may they be free...!!!!

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  7. Aha...the goldfish is ambitious looking towards a golden future. Thanks for the smile. Nice to see you joining here, Sandi.

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  8. I hope his tank is very large, at least it is not in a cruel, round bowl. Fish are meant to swim long distances aren't they.

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  9. I imagine them thinking just that. On other days, I imagine them in a deep meditation.

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  10. At least he doesn't have to worry about getting eaten. :).

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  11. Well done following this prompt!!

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  12. Do goldfish blink when water gets in their eyes? Why don't they wear goggles? And do they drink water when they yawn? What if they drink all the water in the pond? What then? Do they drown without water? What if a goldfish cannot swim; does he drown? I learnt swimming from a book. The pages kept getting wet!

    God bless.

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    1. These are all very important questions. 😄

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  13. Maybe he needs to look for the positives! LOL

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  14. So good to have a laugh even at the expense of a little goldfish. Yet I can not help but see a bit of a parallel to some that think they already rule the world.

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  15. A good humor is essential in this day and age.

    Hugs and Blessings

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  16. Sandi: I am sure we all feel trapped, but with Gods Blessings and love we are free.

    Catherine

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  17. You have me wondering whether a world ruled by goldfish rather than our species would be an improvement. Quite possibly.

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  18. For some reason, this made me sad. I feel sorry for so many animals, now I guess I must add the goldfish to them. And yes, I know, wild things don't feel sorry for themselves. But those in captivity...?

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    1. Me too. I think dogs and cats like us, but fish in tanks- what do they feel?

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  19. My first thought was poor goldfish, and then my mind quickly raced to the little thing always overeating. LOL. sounds like me! Perhaps his life is so full of happiness and as he looks out from his glass home, he feels pity for the world.

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    1. Ooh, that's an interesting way to look at it!

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  20. I like it... it really is a unique way to look at goldfish. ;-)
    Carla

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  21. A bored little goldfish with aspirations. The grass may not be greener on the other side of the tank though.

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  22. I like it.
    www.rsrue.blogspot.com

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  23. from this i get ... when we look in ... at folks we never know ... from the outside to others ... i get told sometimes that i am strong or seem as such ...when really i feel this or that on any given day. lol!! take care this rest of your week ... late on commenting ... glad to visit. be well. ( ;

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