The Fish That Flew and The Bird That Swam ~Feat. Papaya~

The Fish That Flew and The Bird That Swam ~Feat. Papaya~

A Chapter by Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse
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This is the first collab piece made, this one was all thanks to the dear writer Papaya (Ana), an amazing creative writer indeed. Enjoy our Poem.

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Swim and sway, splish-splashy wave

A lonely fish in the deep ocean way
The bubbles laughed hard to the dreams he fed 
As little Sunny wished to flap one day

And in a lonely sky of blue
A little bird had wishes too
To shed her feathers, and trade her wings
For a flappy tail and fishy things

On a breezy day, Sunny flopped away
Landing on the sand of a sandy bay
He heard a chirp, a sound above
A white winged creature that looked like a dove

It took her by surprise to see 
A fish out of water lying on a beach
She flew down upon a wistful whim
To ask this fish, 'teach me to swim'

He said 'Sure, it's easy! Just move like me'
The Fish stood back for the bird to see
He flipped and flopped with all his might
And said "I'll teach you to swim by tonight"

She did her very best to move just like him
But a bird like her is just not meant to swim
"Maybe if you took me underwater on your back,
I might learn how to do it, get the hang of it, the knack..."

The fish surprised with glistful eyes
Swerved on towards the edge to the waters cry
"Watch this!" says he on his way towards the Sea
Somersaults in the air and splashes, 1, 2, 3... 

The little bird laughed at this silly little fish
"If I didn't know better I might think that you wish...
For us to trade places so that you can fly
Out of the water and up into the sky"

The fish quickly races out to the sand
"My dream, to fly!" screams the fish as it fanned
"You can have the Ocean as I trade my scales,
For white fluffy feathers and a very puffy tail"

"That's crazy," said the bird "Fish can't fly
And birds can't swim, I know because I've tried
But I'll tell you what fish, here's what we'll do
I'll take you on my back and fly you around too"

"But after we're done and we've landed back down
You'll take me for a swim all around your fish town
Because birds can't swim and fish can't fly
But we can still live our dreams if only we try"

 

The Fish stood back and thought a bit

I guess I could fly to the stars if I sit

"I accept! But tell all, that I flew up and high"

The bird stooped down and they then reached the sky.

 

The Fish touched the Sun and took a piece of a cloud

"This will convince them, I'm sure!" he shouted loud

The bird then turned to land on the ground

The Fish shouted "Dive! You will swim now!"

 

And so she dove in deep and what a sight it was

Under the water, at last, she swam because

They decided they could do it “Yes we can!”

Proving their dreams and showing first hand

~The Fish that flew and the Bird that swam~





© 2017 Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse


Author's Note

Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse
This poem is a collaborative piece between the writers ~Sir Drift and Mr. Pulse (Y.A.D.)~ and ~Papaya~ (Ana). Please leave a comment on how you enjoyed or any constructive advice, and also please support both writers.

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Any writing that can make my sons eyes light up and fill the room with giggles is sublime! He seems obsessed with the word flop and any variation of it :)

Really gorgeous imagery in these words, flowing, fusing elements creating magic! The message is not lost either.
Masterfully done. Regards Curtis & Ray

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse

7 Years Ago

Ah, I see you have stumbled across the minds of mine and Papaya, her silly poems were a wonderful ad.. read more
aLittlePain

7 Years Ago

My son is well acquainted with Ana's poems he knows many of them word for word. I have been quite th.. read more
Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse

7 Years Ago

I would do anything for children. The majority of my writing is dedicated to them. Thank you for sto.. read more



Reviews

Any writing that can make my sons eyes light up and fill the room with giggles is sublime! He seems obsessed with the word flop and any variation of it :)

Really gorgeous imagery in these words, flowing, fusing elements creating magic! The message is not lost either.
Masterfully done. Regards Curtis & Ray

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse

7 Years Ago

Ah, I see you have stumbled across the minds of mine and Papaya, her silly poems were a wonderful ad.. read more
aLittlePain

7 Years Ago

My son is well acquainted with Ana's poems he knows many of them word for word. I have been quite th.. read more
Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse

7 Years Ago

I would do anything for children. The majority of my writing is dedicated to them. Thank you for sto.. read more
what an intelligent writing.
amazed to read this :)
wow!
your message came straight to heart

Posted 7 Years Ago


Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse

7 Years Ago

Let the heart open and be fed, thank you kindly for that
This is one of the best pieces I've ever read on this site, hands down.

The title made me click, and I was hooked in the first two lines. You've created an amazing and whimsical story with a surprising amount of heart for the length. Very, very well done!

Posted 7 Years Ago


Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse

7 Years Ago

I am honored for your words, I dont deserve such praise alone, it was the brilliant minds of mine an.. read more
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Lei
Sweet. I found it very playful. It had an innocence that made my heart smile. Nice collaboration and very well captured. 😊

Posted 7 Years Ago


Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse

7 Years Ago

Thank you very much for such pretty words. Im happy to hear that there are still hearts with warmth .. read more
Each of your stanzas are very complex and beautiful i enjoyed each line :)

Posted 7 Years Ago


Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse

7 Years Ago

Your words are like new smiles to my face, thank you!
shyla

7 Years Ago

your more than welcome :)
thank you for creating such a great piece
Papaya

7 Years Ago

Hi Shyla, appreciate the kind words. Thanks!
Wow! I love this poem! I wish it was a story. I feel like you can make it longer. Hats off and thumbs up! :)

Posted 7 Years Ago


Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse

7 Years Ago

I am humbled with such words. Dear Ana and I stuck to the poem feel, but you will see a story soon o.. read more
Papaya

7 Years Ago

Hi Gullia, thanks from me too!
Aww so sweet and creative! Great job! :) could be a short story.

Posted 7 Years Ago


Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse

7 Years Ago

Hopefully goes up for illustration, thanks a lot! Papaya did a great job pairing with me.
Papaya

7 Years Ago

I'm a bit late on this but thanks from me too!
The first line was a great showpiece for sound effects in poetry without resorting to onomatopoetic phrases. It reminded me of the 'Trout Quintet' by Franz Schubert. (great piece of splashy music!!).

Tight rhymes guys! Very colourful imagery - great little scenes and a few messages came through in this - follow your dreams; YOLO; enjoy yourself at least once in Life but when you return let the memories keep you happy...yeah a few (all positive) vibes in a well told story.
Certainly a candidate for a kid's book, IMHO.

Great collab. More please!
:)

Posted 7 Years Ago


Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse

7 Years Ago

Thank you very much! Extremely grateful for the uplifting words. Ana and I will be bringing some mor.. read more
Papaya

7 Years Ago

hey tony, thx. Drift writes a lot of great children's stuff and has a great imagination. This idea.. read more
Tony Jordan

7 Years Ago

A meeting of very great minds, imaginations and pens methinks, Ana.
Well done Drift !
nice collaboration you two....love the theme...

Walk a mile in my shoes, you might understand me better---if we were like these two creatures, we would want to see and feel how the other lives...and thus would be much more understanding.

j.

Posted 7 Years Ago


Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse

7 Years Ago

You captured the essence of its detail. Thank you for kindly stopping by to comment on this first ti.. read more
Papaya

7 Years Ago

Hi Jacob, I'd like to say thanks too. I agree that there are lessons we can learn here about teamw.. read more
Sickkkk write to all. Love the initial idea & loved the expansion that formed. Really neat comparing to opposing worlds. Taking a bit of cloud was also a neat image. Lots of that here. It all meshed so well and what makes this super rad is that the reader is not left with only the image of a flying fish: I enjoyed that you showed both "bizarro worlds." Well done.

Phoenix

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

PhoenixDown

7 Years Ago

It is a fantastic piece. I agree with you about more writers collaborating also.
Papaya

7 Years Ago

Hi, jumping in to say thank you too. Great comment Ph.D. !
PhoenixDown

7 Years Ago

Lol. Well you are very welcome. Very deserving of such a comment. Immaculate.

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