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Narwhal And A Narwhal

Saw the caption of a narwhal and reflected over it
A room for warrior community of north India in poesy?
Was intrigued by the chosen name yet slept over it

It remained there like my mocking mirror
Tweaking me to gear up to put on my armour
Held my quilled sword charted out my action plan
Learnt what a narwhal is, its modus operandi of survival

Its images made me burst into a gregarious laughter
Its poems created a ripple of sorts to tickle my bones
Narwhal and a narwhal for sure are clones!

One in the Arctic and the other in Asia
One underwater and the other on earth
One looks like a whale the other a whale of a heart

The arctic has a toothy tusk grown out of head
The asian has a tusky sword round his waist
The tusk dives deep into frozen water
The sword dives deep into the betrayer

Both the clan protectors live in pods 
Attuned to honest truths and energised in empathy
A smooth exterior unless the hierarchical swords are clanging

A unicorn and a grower of corn gormandize on fishy delights
The mythical spirit and the earthly spirit
Embody healing power and if unloved
These loveless souls die in captivity

October 8, 2015
Contest: Impress Me With A Narwhal Poem
Sponsor: Skat A

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Skat A

Date: 10/28/2015 1:36:00 AM

Balveen, Congratulations on your Awesome Narwhal WIN. I'm inviting you on over to my Narwhal Party. AT -- http://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry_blogs/blog_detail.aspx?BlogID=29146&PoetID=17922 -- Don't be a party pooper, bring a smile or two. :-) Forever ~SKAT~

Balveen Cheema
Date: 10/28/2015 7:13:00 AM

Skat, I may hot have won the autumn Haiku, but was it a proper one? I wrote it for the first time. Would surely like to do well next time. Balveen

Balveen Cheema
Date: 10/28/2015 6:54:00 AM

Thanks for the Narwhal invite! What's the dress code? Only smiles? Lol! Skat, I for sure wasn't expecting a win. Thanks! I have the uncanny knack of going offstream which has always docked me. I'm glad you have a broader vision!Love, Balveen

Alexis Y.

Date: 10/28/2015 12:51:00 AM

Balveen, congratulations on your win:-)Alexis

Balveen Cheema
Date: 10/28/2015 6:54:00 AM

Thanks Alexis! Love, Balveen

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/9/2015 4:29:00 PM

Nicely done, Balveen. I had to research this topic because I truly did not know much at all about this fascinating species.

Balveen Cheema
Date: 10/9/2015 8:52:00 PM

I did that too. Andrea! I hadn't even heard of it. I only know of Narwhals as one of the sikh communities! Anyway it was fun! Love, Balveen