fallguy
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« Thread Started on Jun 3, 2007, 9:54am » | |
Humpback
Your broad tail arches elegantly
rising above the ocean
only for an instant.
Receding
back into the waters depths.
Suddenly
a misty spout shoots skyward
from your blowhole
“”Oh great whale!”
In the dark deep blue
I hear your haunting sounds.
moaning, groaning, clicking, creaking
age old melodies
serenading an unseen audience.
The mysterious
song of the Humpback.
I’d like an encore
please…..
In the frigid waters,
bubbles
rising from the depths,
“trapping the herring”
Without warning,
the entire school
has disappeared.
Swallowed
in your gulping
lunge.
Your world……
how unique and obscure.
Yet
mother and calf
held together in close bond,
sparring males
singing those enchanting
songs of the sea
continue…….
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nanaursula
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« Reply #1 on Jun 3, 2007, 4:55pm » | |
Fantastic poem fallguy, so vividly written, painted a real fascinating picture and I wish I could sit in a boat to watch this majestic creature's play. Great write! Ursula
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fallguy
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« Reply #2 on Jun 3, 2007, 9:05pm » | |
Thank you for the kind words nanaursala......I live close to the Oregon coast and have been out whale watching.....wonderful creatures.
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