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Through the Eyes of a Whale

The journey of me Your about to read Migration of we To rich grounds to feed Vast waters Gifted of blue Humpback and right My cousins true In hunger dive After giant squid To the darken deep On our sonar grid Feasted, fed Shadows appear Orca pod Our calves i fear We adults encircle To protect the young Flick of our tail flukes Orca's, in wave like flung Danger over Migration on track To my left An awesome humpback We swim together Grand beasts of the sea Species of ilk In total agree Our sonar detects That the water were in For the many months Of journey swim For one third of a year In our holiday home Me and my cousins Our freedom to roam http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/nature4.php

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Jayne Eggins

Date: 8/23/2009 8:54:00 AM

I love animals sea and land, and the name of this one caught my eye .... thanks for taking me swimming with the whales ... awesome write James .. thanks for your wonderful comments on my poems I have been working to improve and its great when people let you know your getting it right love Jayne x x

Date: 8/14/2009 5:53:00 PM

Whales are such fascinating creatures to me. "Grand beasts of the sea" is such an apt description. Nice use of personification. Keep on writing! Karen

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/14/2009 3:34:00 PM

Never seen them up close and personal like I have dolphins. They are beautiful. We have the Wright whale off the coast of Georgia at times but have never seen them up close and personal. I like the way you told your poem story. Keep writing. Sara

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 8/14/2009 2:01:00 PM

Wow! Your love for whales comes through so well, James, and you employ great personification in this delightful write. I guess whales are much like humans, encircling "to protect the young." They are magical creatures to be sure and I feel as though I just had the pleasure of joining them on their "journey swim." Brilliant! Love, Carolyn