When Whales Dream

when whales dream

perpendicular in the singing sea
cradled in a swath of blue silk ebb and flow
oblivious to courting dolphins
cavorting and calling 
as drunken sailors do 
 on Saturday night leave

rem-membering across time
large thought plunging wild and free
or small delicate moments
of ghost like creatures
frilling through unimaginable deeps
perhaps lost long ago.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Sergi Avatar
August 7, 2017 at 2:07 PM
A beautiful poetic dissertation on whales. My compliments!
Cresswell Avatar
August 7, 2017 at 2:36 PM
Thank you so much for reading and commenting
Ellison Avatar
August 7, 2017 at 10:44 AM
WOWSERS!!! Sure was impressed with this one my dear Patricia! Will be back for more! Love and stuff, Jackson xxx
Cresswell Avatar
August 7, 2017 at 10:51 AM
Thank you Jack. I was watching a documentary on whales and there they were nicely spaced a few feet below the surface sound asleep. I think they were Humpbacks apparently not all whales sleep in this manner.
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