This Is What The Fish Said Poem by Prathibha Nandakumar

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How long can the hide and seek go on?
The net is cast everyday and soon
you will be `it'.
A fish's silence says a lot
The one under the oath of Hatha Yoga
called back to say
`Ruthless love breeds contempt'

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This is temple river
These are temple fish
Casting nets is prohibited here
Some fish even wear golden rings

They live on the puffed-rice of silence
They do not always decipher the meaning of dreams
Today they said move on to the big ocean
when the pond gets small

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Eels travel miles to mate at mid sea
Some fish swim up current to
mate, lay eggs and die
Some spread the love scent for miles
with a small flutter of the tail

The laying of eggs is an all together
different matter.
Just a small movement of the body and a
small opening of the secret passage

and millions of tiny wonders slide down
guaranteeing there will be life after all
do not despair.