Death Is A Fisherman Poem by Benjamin Franklin

Death Is A Fisherman

Rating: 4.5


Death is a fisherman, the world we see
His fish-pond is, and we the fishes be;
His net some general sickness; howe'er he
Is not so kind as other fishers be;
For if they take one of the smaller fry,
They throw him in again, he shall not die:
But death is sure to kill all he can get,
And all is fish with him that comes to net.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Bhagabat Prasad Hotta 07 May 2019

" His fish pond is, and we the fishes be" beautiful lines. So nice poem.

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Ashley Thompson 19 June 2016

Could not agree more. Death's icy fingers care not who they entangle.

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Manonton Dalan 07 December 2015

yes, that fisherman is death to a fish

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Brian Jani 17 May 2014

Ben Nicely layed down.it flows nicely.well done

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Benjamin Franklin

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