The silvery, slithery Salmon

The silvery, slithery salmon
skimmed the salty sea
It had so many hurdles 
to reach fresh water, safe & free

An ebbing flowing tide
is not an easy plight
Salmon force their way forward
with all their strength and might

Precariously pounding it travels thru the salty sea
Salmon narrowly avoids a trawers net
as ginormous as can be

Plodding on, no time to spare
one by one the Salmon follows
It needs to keep up with the others
they will all spawn there

Finally fatigued 
Salmon reaches Wooler weir
but there are so many dangers lurk here
I fear

For at the summit of the barrier
Salmon has to hurl
It lunges itself up in the air
whilst it’s tail does curl

Jumping and leaping frenzingly high
this spectacle is phenomenon
to the human eye
A unique display for a passerby

Hitting the ledge, weakening
It is undeterred
Salmon springs up in a frantic frenzy
splish splashes can be heard

On and On Oh fearless fish
as it bounces and bounds
The waterfall is deafening
swim bladders vibrate gushing sounds

As if all is lost, he can take no more
Salmon attempts a summersault
it vaults with implore

Victoriously successful
Salmon vertically leaps
Swimming on through the weir
to the fresh water so deep

Finally finding rest
Oh how is colour is changed
He ovulates his eggs
so incredible and strange

As after this death defying act
Salmon is so energy lacked
He has no will in his sorry sight
Death is doleful, he has lost the fight