Wishing for Fish
Today I went fishing.
I wished for a fish.
I fished all day long but
did not get my wish.
I cast out my rod
with a hook on a line.
It gave a small tug.
I knew that was a sign.
I reeled it back in but,
the fish? There weren’t any.
Instead, on the fishhook,
I spotted a penny.
The next time, the line gave
a shake, like a tickle.
I pulled it back out and
discovered a nickel.
I caught a few dimes and
some quarters until
I reeled in my hook with
a ten dollar bill!
I spent all day fishing
and though it sounds funny
I didn’t catch one single fish,
only money.
My wish might have fizzled
but I’m not upset.
When fishing in wishing wells
that’s what you get.
— Kenn Nesbitt
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Reading Level: Grade 2
Topics: Animal Poems, Money, Sports, Wishes
Poetic Techniques: Irony, Narrative Poems
Word Count: 139
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