The Rerurn Of Salmon Poem by Joseph S. Josephides

The Rerurn Of Salmon

Rating: 4.8


I was born in the sweet water of my source,
grown up in salty waters of the sea where the river led me.
But my mind returns, up there, to the plains of birth; there,
I'll generate to sustain and detain my species.

Ascending to source, I’m threatened by broad knives of rocks,
by the hungry nail of the bear, the coarse teeth of the wind;
the waterfalls strike me down, while jumping their level.

I wish to stand it till the end, even been left with half a skin,
no matter if I wiggle in muck when I shall fertilize my eggs.
I aim to return; even if I’ll arrive devastated, old at once,
even if a water pit will abort my dead body. Before I die
I just want to offer the seed that no longer belongs to me.

You, winds, rocks, bears, let me reflect as sage. Yes,
I owe to you; because thanks to your jaws I learned
how to hold the life tightly and long for my return,
how to survive by breathing even from the Aeolus bags.

I care less if my body withers or if I generate in quagmires?
I shine as life does. Although I am a fish I become a bird
surmounting over steep rocks. My life resembles
the salmon's life; survival is but a top priority act.


© JosephJosephides

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Ashley Mccutcheon 27 September 2008

i really like this poem i can feel the pain the salmon goes through while i am reading it. it makes my mind wonder off to very very distant lands and problems that they go through as well... very nice

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Lily Law 26 September 2008

i really enjoyed it... words are beautifully expressed... i can feel the pain and hardness of a salmon had to endure in life... just like us.. to live, to survive in order to see the world from different angle....10

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Eu Stress 21 September 2008

A very wise analogy.

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