Read full poem →With conscience a blurr'd scroll?
The sunshine dreaming upon Salmon's height
Is not so sweet and white
Dictionary Entry
One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers to spawn.
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Common Phrases
. salmonriver salmonfishing salmonsalmon atlanticsalmon smokedsalmon pacificsalmon chinooksalmon coho
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Poetry examples for “salmon”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Swarthy Lap and fair Norwegian,
Far as swims the salmon, leaping,
Up the streams of Salten Fiord.
Read full poem →The water in desperate straits like frantic fish,
Salmon and sturgeon, lashing with their tails.
Then he shut down the trap door with a ring in it