By Scott Bailey © 2026
Through the haze
Shimmering orange fish
Burning the trees
With its breath
A dragon fish
Dragging its luggage
Through the detritus
Of the deep
Tides shift

In response to malformed_poetry’s prompt
https://www.threads.com/@malformed_poetry/post/DV8tDLYE5mX?xmt=AQF0OAaieRIftsKq76efIRpqCygeHZigfmF4_lyAKyTpuKTmu6bKdyC2hL0vARk13Kor4xbE&slof=1