A fisherman lives here with the catch of his life. To Catch a Fish” by Eloise Greenfield from Under the Sunday Tree
Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting. W. B. Yeats, ‘The Fish’. It's a lesson in being patient and waiting for the fish to bite. It is short enough to be reproduced in full here: Although you hide in …
Children’s author Eloise Greenfield was born in Parmele, North Carolina, and raised in Washington, DC. The fishing is always better on the other side of the lake.
God grant that I may catch a fish So big that even I When speaking of it afterwards Will have no need to lie Anonymous. to catch a fish.
By Eloise Greenfield
“To Catch a Fish” by Eloise Greenfield from Under the Sunday Tree.
This short poem is the first of a number of classic poems on this list about catching a fish, though the ‘fish’ in the poem is metaphorical as much as literal.
She attended Miner Teachers’ College (now the University of the District of Columbia) and went on to work as a clerk in the US Patent Office.
To Catch a Fish, one of my favorite poems, is found in this book. you add the bait. Under the Sunday Tree is a whimsically illustrated book of poems by Eloise Greenfield. Finn’s favorite fish’s favorite food falls for fluid. There is such variety in …
Suitable for all ages, especially young viewers.
Source: I caught a tremendous fish and held him beside the boat half out of water, with my hook fast in a corner of his mouth. It takes more than a wish.
Feast on this smorgasbord of poems about eating and cooking, exploring our relationships with food. The fishing is a tough job, but I'm willing to tackle it. Created in partnership with Motionpoems, this animated film features Eloise Greenfield’s playful poem about the virtues of patience, perseverance, and preparedness when trying to make the big catch.
you concentrate.
you wait you wait.
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