They’re lurking in there,
This I know,
I put them there
Some time ago;
They are the fish
The eye forgot…
And have I seen them?
I have not.
*
A barbelled snout
I just might see
If I am looking
Carefully,
But over head
And wormlike tail
Their reticence
Has drawn a veil.
*
I’m told they do
Come out to play,
Though not, apparently,
By day.
They do their foraging
At night
And keep their colours
Out of sight.
*
Now given choice,
I might have bought
Some fishes
Of a different sort;
The type that might,
Occasionally,
Come out
That I might
Watch and see.
*
My loach had hitched
A ride with me,
Within a plant
He came for free.
But lonely loaches
Can’t be done,
It isn’t fair
To have just one,
*
And that is why
Within the water,
I have fish
I didn’t oughta…
But I know
It’s cash well spent
As lonely loach
Is now content.
*
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Reblogged this on Life in the Realm of Fantasy and commented:
A good poem for a Saturday, written by Sue Vincent!
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Fun, fun!
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😀 😀
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A good friend to all, fish and loaches included!
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I couldn’t bear to think of a social creature being all alone.
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Reblogged this on The Militant Negro™.
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Thank you.
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Those loaches get HUGE. We had one that was the length of the tank. We had to return him to the fish store and they gave us a little one. They really do just find on their own. They only care about sucking up the muck, at which they are shockingly good.
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These ones are…supposedly… only small creatures, only about three inches long…thankfully. After having to rehome the little inherited pleco that became a giant, I’d hate to be faced with the same problem again.
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Oh! And your kind to Loaches too💜🌹
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Everyone needs a friend 😉 x
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Yes indeed they do 💜
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Such a tender heart you have! 🙂
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He looked lonely… 😉
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You are writing lovely poetry, Sue.
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Thanks, Robbie.
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Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Thanks, Michael 🙂
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Lovely poetry Sue indeed, but care for your country. Some times in the past someone put a loach in freedom and now its called Nessie. 😉 Michael
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LOL! That’s why I bought him some companions instead 😉
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Sue, your very witty poetry always makes me smile, and often makes me laugh out loud. Love this one! 🙂
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Thank you, Marcia 🙂
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