whale words
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long days and nights upon this blue
my best attempts to speak with you
and still my studies can’t construe
the basics of your tongue
but oh the songs you’ve sung!
we humans think we’re grand design
but what I’ve learned from language, thine
it’s light years more complex than mine
and twice as convoluted
the syntax, deeply rooted
no one dear song is e’er the same
you weave a tale with just your name
and in my heart, ignite this flame
to learn cetacean speech
and all your words can teach
your songs shake sweet the dark abyss
there’s not one note I care to miss
oh teach me of your jargon’s kiss
and all you know of earth
its secrets and it’s worth
forgive my species, tres naive
what we do best is kill and thieve
but there are some who still believe
that we can do some good
oh help us, if you would …
your wondrous language … could.
* This is a form I created called ‘Cinqopet’. *
Copyright © Gregory Richard Barden | Year Posted 2025
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