Dolphins 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
The 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
In 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
Gentle 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
Island 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
I 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
Earth 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
Island 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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