Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Nesting Fish

Painting and Poem by Dr Abe V Rotor


Nesting Tilapia in acrylic by AVR 2011

Make a nest for your bride, make it true, 
     An altar to knot your vows;
Make a nursery and a sanctuary, too
     Safe from fangs and jaws. 

Abode for the homeless and those in grief,
     A stopover for the weary guest, 
A fort ensconced among rocks and reefs
     To hold and withstand any test.

Build a nest, but not of the proud bower bird,
     Lavish but only in courtship;
Don't be like the marauding salmon in herd,
     Returning only after a long trip.

Make your nest truly a beautiful home,
     And none in your brood shall ever want;
Never shall you ask why the task, and for whom;   
     In life's drama, this is your part. ~     

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