Orca Poems

Ode to an Orca

Ode to an Orca

You are the apex predator
of the ocean.
No other sea creature can
match you.
Even the mighty great white
fears you.
Its liver one of your prime
delicacies.

You are an intelligent animal who
can adapt to any environment.
A voracious eater, you are
not selective.
Fish, seals, whales, sharks, penguins,
dolphins are prime targets.
Even boats are not immune to
your voracious attacks.

You hunt in

Orca

vocalisation
sonar echolocation
natal pods socialisation

Orca

Orca breaches amid 
rolling pellucid waves;
pod accompaniment
as arching bodies play.
blowhole sprays celebrate
in random ecstasy;
ocean’s performance art.

Orca 2

Orca breaches amid 
oarfish snaking among
oblivious new pod.
Orcan arching bodies
obscure oarfish slithers
on an unseen loner;
ocean’s oldest secret.





3-28-2022
In Search Of Prey Poetry Contest
Joseph May

Orca

Pinnacle predator
Prominently patterned
Primarily pod-based
Prefers porpoise portions
Pretty photogenic
Partially protected
Parasite-prone problems

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for the In Search of Prey Poetry Contest
on the subject of Orcas
sponsored by Joseph May
written 03/16/2022

Orca

On top of the food chain
Ocean’s great predator
Of dolphins orca’s prime
One clever hunting pod
Outmanoeuvres its prey
Onslaught starts on signal
Over once flesh devoured

Orca

ORCA

He erupts from the water
in a triumphant roll, slicing
moist air with his black fins and tail,
disappearing once more in 
an explosion of diamonds as salt spray
and sun
He arrives every year when this warm
bay is pregnant, giving birth to new stories
of survival and death
The epitome of orca, his warm-blood
intelligence maneuvers like a spirit
through the muscular restlessness

Black Beauty

Black like a rare diamond.
Perfectly sculpted.
White as a snowy peek .
Reflecting off the glistening waves.
Your beauty and grace challenge us.
Mostly free, we morn for your captured brothers.
Gliding and leaping through the blue.
Chasing your soul mates protecting your tribe.
Your song is herd for miles deep.
Echoing on the icebergs.
You are magnificent, alluring.
Teasing us with your glance.
Swim far

Leaping Orca

Great leaping orca
    Seize the day;
Steal a seal away!

Orca Saves Poseidon

Lightning illuminated who orca saved
It was Poseidon of course
Lean, tanned, muscular, god of the sea
The lesser gods shook with envy
and the sea goddess smiled, 
hoping they might be his 
chosen tonight.

The azure skies were pleased as was
the black of the water and rhinestone stars
Awed by the sight of both the orca and 
Poseidon, the father

The Beach At Orca Praia Funchal Madeira

The beach at Orca Praia – Funchal Madeira

The powerful deep blue ocean
Expends its tidal force
Pounding down upon sea pebbles
With thud and smash so coarse

Watching from a vantage point
From the horizon to the shore
The lines of sea swell building up
Growing bigger more and more

Low, rumbling ocean rollers
Waves curling with such symmetry
Then the breakers quickly form and

Orca Whales and African Elephants

" Orca Whales and African Elephants ... "

(From The Solomon Studies Series)
(Eccl. 3: 11 / Prov. 6: 6 / Matt. 6: 26, 28, 29)



Orca Whales and African Elephants
Both Creatures Demand Giant Respect

Orca Whales and African Elephants
Both, Make Music of Deep-Song Depth

Orca Whales and African Elephants
Both, Seems To Have Their Memories Well-Kept

Orca Whales and African Elephants
Both,

Orca

Out of the sea, oh Majestic Prince,
In a spray of foam so green.
Into the air in freedom's dance,
A sight that must be seen.

The Orca leaps into the air
Before our eyes... amazed.
So graceful leaping t'wards the sun.
With joyful hearts, we gazed.

He skims along the ocean green
Then leaps before our view.
One of God's most majestic beasts,
He lifts

Orca Pack

A pack of orcas
hunting together known 
as wolves of the sea.

Orca

Orca

Abstract black and white
Scourge of the sea for many
Beauty and the beast

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