A cat jumped in the river
to meet a fellow fish,
he wanted to be like them
it was his only wish.
He figured he could do it
he had everything it takes,
with whiskers on his front parts
and a tail a catfish makes.
He swam down to the bottom
while holding in his breath,
but soon began to worry
that this might end in death.
His little heart was pounding
as he raced back to the top,
he figured if he made it
that he wasn’t going to stop.
He broke the surface with a splash
and gulped in lots of air,
He climbed up the embankment
and ran fast as he would dare.
He ran through empty fields
and to home ran all the way,
and when he got there safely
stopped to think about the day…
“I love to watch the catfish
as they circle down below,
They move around so effortless
and offer quite a show.”
He wanted to be like them
so he thought in blissful glee,
but then he came to realize
’twas curiosity.
Their mesmerizing silky glide
and tantalizing tryst,
offered a temptation
that will bring us to this twist:
The cat by then concluded
that it was to be his fate,
that he should rather have the catfish
on his dinner plate.
© 2018 | Story by Cary Snowden | Illustration by Zach Clough | All Rights Reserved. | #lineswithlines
Author’s Note: FIRST PLACE WINNER! This poem won first place in a contest at PoetrySoup. I wrote this one as an entry into the contest, which stipulated the topic be something to do with “catfish.”
Look here to see the results of the catfish poetry contest.
I’ve partnered again with my good friend Zach Clough to illustrate these stories. This represents Zach’s first work on our new project together. I’m excited to be working with him again and thrilled his work so neatly matches the stories we will tell together. I can’t wait to see what he comes up with next. —Cary
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