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

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.

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~

Author's Note

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.

Reviews

[aLittlePain]

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

[Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse]

Ah, I see you have stumbled across the minds of mine and Papaya, her silly poems were a wonderful addition to this collaboration, thank you very much for once again lighting the spirit of your child, send him my warm hello, From Sir Drift, Mr. Pulse and Mrs. Papaya.

[aLittlePain]

My son is well acquainted with Ana's poems he knows many of them word for word. I have been quite the fan for sometime as well. Good writing for children is quite sparse here so it's lovely to come across writers like yourself.

[Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse]

I would do anything for children. The majority of my writing is dedicated to them. Thank you for stopping by :)

[APOORVA]

what an intelligent writing.
amazed to read this :)
wow!
your message came straight to heart

[Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse]

Let the heart open and be fed, thank you kindly for that

[Honey]

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!

[Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse]

I am honored for your words, I dont deserve such praise alone, it was the brilliant minds of mine and Papaya's, She is an amazing writer, and if it wasnt for her flow it wouldnt have even been born, thank you dear. ;)

[Lei]

Sweet. I found it very playful. It had an innocence that made my heart smile. Nice collaboration and very well captured. 😊

[Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse]

Thank you very much for such pretty words. Im happy to hear that there are still hearts with warmth within them

[shyla]

Each of your stanzas are very complex and beautiful i enjoyed each line :)

[Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse]

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

[shyla]

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

[Ana Papaya]

Hi Shyla, appreciate the kind words. Thanks!

[Giulia King]

Wow! I love this poem! I wish it was a story. I feel like you can make it longer. Hats off and thumbs up! :)

[Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse]

I am humbled with such words. Dear Ana and I stuck to the poem feel, but you will see a story soon out of our collab. Thank you Madame King

[Ana Papaya]

Hi Gullia, thanks from me too!

[Writeforlovely]

Aww so sweet and creative! Great job! :) could be a short story.

[Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse]

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

[Ana Papaya]

I'm a bit late on this but thanks from me too!

[Tony Jordan]

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!
:)

[Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse]

Thank you very much! Extremely grateful for the uplifting words. Ana and I will be bringing some more for sure. She is an amazing writer. But I would love to collaborate with others as well, see their taste of writing. I'm happy of how this came out.

[Ana Papaya]

hey tony, thx. Drift writes a lot of great children's stuff and has a great imagination. This idea was all his.

[Tony Jordan]

A meeting of very great minds, imaginations and pens methinks, Ana.
Well done Drift !

[jacob erin-cilberto]

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.

[Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse]

You captured the essence of its detail. Thank you for kindly stopping by to comment on this first time project. I hope one day collaborations explode here on this site.

[Ana Papaya]

Hi Jacob, I'd like to say thanks too. I agree that there are lessons we can learn here about teamwork and collaborating. I was drawn to his idea for that reason. Children's writing should always have a lesson I think. Delivered in a fun way.

[PhoenixDown]

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

[Sir Drift & Mr. Pulse]

Thanks so much! I wish more would collab like this! She is a tremendous writer. She did the bird part, I was the fish

[PhoenixDown]

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

[Ana Papaya]

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

[PhoenixDown]

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