Bering sea Poem by Larry Ryser

"I Fished a Place"

I fished a place like no other place
You'll ever find on Earth.
A place where the hard work and danger
Can, and should, reflect a man's worth.

I fished a place where the hours are long;
Sleep, rare, if at all.
A place where even the strong
Sometimes stumble and fall.

I fished a place where you spend countless hours
Pulling countless pots.
A place where the memory of her back home
Is thought with countless thoughts.

I fished a place where the weather can turn
Bad in the blink of an eye.
A place where are those who'll get hurt,
And some will even die.

I love this place
And the pride it's given me. You see,
Very few people on the face of this Earth can say,
"I've fished the Bering Sea."

-Larry Ryser

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[dennis447c92]

Does he say "fished" or "fish"?

[Risti2ss]

@dennis447c92 i think its fished

[Risti2ss]

I researched it on web and its called " I Fished a Place " Im gonna put this poem in video description.

[reptileGUY300]

most awesome poem i have ever heard

[RanDomzZizILL]

makes poetry not gay. so meaningful

[sinsel1434]

Goosebumps to the bone...

[oldwestartifacts]

Real and from the heart, nicely done Larry,

Great meeting you both the other day in my shop, see you again sometime and enjoy your retirement,

Horseshoe Bill :O)

[AlwaysCool47]

What's so great about this poem is that it's so real... it's not some street corner 'artist' trying desperately hard to string together the most abstract adjectives that they can find in order to force some sort of deeper meaning which only comes off as 'look at me I'm an artist' -- this guy is speaking from the heart. He's telling the truth and successfully conveying his emotional state. His rhymes are not forced but instead inspired by his surroundings. It's a great poem.

[stonewall73448]

Good poem and masterful recital. The word "countless" is used successfully in the line "Ive spent countless hours pulling countless pots". However, it shouldn't have been used again a few lines later.

Definitely 2 thumbs up.

[katerzp]

"I've crab fished the bearing sea"

[davetteZR1]

the poem in the description (last line) its spouse to be " I've crab fished the Bering sea "