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Humpbacks Poems - Poems about Humpbacks

Premium MemberDolphins and Whales at Play

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The humpbacks rolled in the morning light.
Grey whales churned the seas silver-bright.
Dolphins dancing in their foamy trails.
Riding the bows of frolicking whales.

Heave Ho, the sea runs fre...
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Categories: humpbacks, language, ocean,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberThe Space of Dreams

...(“Dark Pool of Light Nebula”, 2011, original oil)

The Space of Dreams

The space of dreams is a mysterious place.
Where exactly is it? Some would quickly say
Only within the neural nets...
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Categories: humpbacks, dream, mystery,
Form: Narrative



Premium MemberIn The Misty Woods

...In the misty woods
As time and place blended 
Into something outside each
We made love
In so many ways
As dolphins laughed
And humpbacks sang
And after when we napped
Our lives unfolded 
Yea...
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Categories: humpbacks, allegory, death, dream, life,
Form: Narrative

I Saw a Whale Today

...You said that I should see a whale -
a giant from the southern seas
swimming song-lines up the coast, 
and so I came on board your boat
to wait and look.

You told me humpbacks follow
ancient ...
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Categories: humpbacks, animal, ocean, sea,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberGentle Giants

...Gently riding crests of waves across the ocean bay
Cumulus clouds sail high above on a beautiful sunny day
The anchor is dropped and we've lowered the sails
Our camera's are handy as we look for w...
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Categories: humpbacks, animal, environment, ocean,
Form: Rhyme



Mountain Meaning Ii - Rise

...Face of the Flatirons mountain range
Awakens
To the pre-dawn of the Colorado sun
A charcoal sketch
Scribbled to life from a meadow of pale paper

I wade waist-high in the waving grasslands
A w...
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Categories: humpbacks, birth, mother daughter, soulmate,
Form: Free verse

Silent Watcher

...SILENT WATCHER

Oh the things she's seen,
Pterodactyls swooping low,
Nagasaki all aglow,
Iceage creeping over land,
Maradonna's cheating hand,
Armstrong making one giant leap,
Humpbacks singi...
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Categories: humpbacks, moon,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberIsland Aloha

...Island Aloha

Tall and lovely palms are swaying island fair
within the tropical gentle trade wind's flow
as elegant Egrets glide on salty air—
then softly land where verdant short grasses gro...
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Categories: humpbacks, animal, beautiful, memory, places,
Form: Rispetto

Premium MemberI Am a Mammal

...I am a mammal.  She is a mammal.  He is a mammal.
I have flippers, she has flippers, he has flippers.
We all have a song, and we at birth were a car-length long.
 
I am a mammal.  She is a mammal...
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Categories: humpbacks, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Personification

Light House

...Evasive splashes rise and fall
Leaving but a trace of mist
To reflect
The taste of awe
For gaping jaws to admit

Could it have been?
Pointers light the way
While the house stares on as the wi...
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Categories: humpbacks, house, inspirational love, light,
Form: Light Verse

Odyssey From Africa 13c

...Chapter 13c

In the tracks of these cetaceans 
For as long as he could follow 
So he said to Tor the shipwright 
"I will follow after Matto
 
“In the hope beyond all hoping 
That my boy might...
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Categories: humpbacks, adventure, africa, endurance, history,
Form: Narrative

Premium MemberEarth Praise

...Rocky, high lofty mountains do stand tall and
boisterous waves continuously applaud 
The rooster crows to commence:
musicians of dolphins, humpbacks and orcas,
vibe with sonic vibrations and 
vo...
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Categories: humpbacks, animal, beauty, christian, creation,
Form: Imagism

The Cave At Santa Cruz

...Santa Cruz

it was deep and blue-green and you could 
see the sandy bottom where mako sharks circled
the boat, waiting for scraps, a habit they'd 
learnt from the tour boats 

that's when I he...
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Categories: humpbacks, nature,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberIsland Spirit

...Island Spirit

Palm trees are swaying island style
Within the gentle trade wind's flow,
As Egrets glide on salty air—
Then land where verdant grasses grow.
Breathe in sweet scents of tuberos...
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Categories: humpbacks, adventure, beauty, nature, ocean,
Form: Rhyme

Humpback Whales

...Hear the song of humpback whales
Gathering in Hawaiian waters,
Gathering for Cetacean opera,
Male exclusive grand recital;
On the brink of epic journey
To Alaska’s icy waters.

Off the West co...
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Categories: humpbacks, nature, ocean, sea,
Form: Free verse

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