Elizabeth Bishop - Fish Quotes

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Cold dark deep and absolutely clear,
element bearable to no mortal,
to fish and to seals...

Elizabeth Bishop

Until everything was rainbow, rainbow, rainbow! And I let the fish go.

Elizabeth Bishop

The big fish tubs are completely lined
with layers of beautiful herring scales
and the wheelbarrows are similarly plastered
with creamy iridescent coats of mail,
with small iridescent flies crawling on them.

Elizabeth Bishop