Tag Archives: fish

Poem: Long Kiss Goodbye

I see a fish on a platter
in the center of my table
garnished with onions, lemons
a cut of dill and salt
The first cut into its flakey flesh,
soft bones gently come out from hiding
between the sedimentary chunks
and gems of peppercorn

Dungeoness Fish

Rotating around the plant I am learning new ways to torture, I mean process fish.  Fish move around the large warehouse on two to three different conveyor belts, stopping only to have another part of their body removed.  Every part of the fish is used, much to the disappointment of seagulls hovering nearby.  Twice, aContinueContinue reading “Dungeoness Fish”

Spawning

Spawning Coho Salmon are one of the most attractive fish.  This is a BIG fish with an average length of 28 inches, occasionally reaching 36 pounds.  This fish is currently “in season” at the processing plants on the docks of Bellingham Bay.  I know this first hand because I am a fish flinger. The CohoContinueContinue reading “Spawning”

PAD: Playing with Sunlight

Happy 11-11-11!!Writers Digest November “Poem A Day” challenge-  Day 11Swimming in sunlightthick with sounds:voices, conversationsopinions, attitudesShadows stretch longpoint west toward meMy soul strokes eastpropelling this fish forwardWhat river have I fallen into?Ocean, to river, to stream following the scent of homeWhere is my birthplace?I say I was born in the sunbeam itselfnot the shadowalthough conceivedContinueContinue reading “PAD: Playing with Sunlight”