shari
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A Whales Tale
This is a poem I wrote in the lagoon Ojo de Liebre...and is in my book "Amazing tales of humans and whales" hope you like it..
GIANT FOOTPPRINTS TELL THE TALE
OF WHEN… AND WHERE… WILL SURFACE… A WHALE.
FIRST COMES THE SPOUT, A PLUME OF MIST
RISING HIGH AND RAINBOW KISSED.
DARK SHINY BODY GLEAMING BRIGHT
SURFACES……WHAT AN AWESOME SIGHT!
WITH GRACEFUL STROKES OF FINS AND TAIL
SHE DIVES TO FEED…..THE MIGHTY WHALE.
THEN FROM THE DEEP, A HUGE HEAD SPIES,
A CURIOUS WHALE SHOWS OFF HIS SMILE.
ANOTHER BREACHES TO MEET THE SKY.
THE SPLASH CAN BE SEEN FOR MILES AND MILES.
THESE GENTLE GIANTS HAVE MUCH TO TEACH
TO THOSE WHOSE MINDS THEY’RE ABLE TO REACH.
FOR THE WHALES HAVE LEARNED TO FORGIVE AND FORGET….
IN TURN WE OWE THEM THE UTMOST RESPECT.
WE REAP WHAT WE SOW, SO IF WE’RE TO SURVIVE
WE MUST SEE THAT THESE CREATURES ALSO THRIVE.
TO SAVE THE WHALES AND THEIR HABITAT TOO,
WE MUST CHANGE OUR WAYS IN ALL THAT WE DO.
FOR WE SHARE THE SAME AIR AND WATER AND SUN
WE ARE ALL CONNECTED
WE ARE ALL ONE.
[Edited on 2-11-2007 by shari]
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Ken Bondy
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Magnificent shari, the words and the photo!!
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Crusoe
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Very Nice Shari..Thank You
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DianaT
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Really enjoyed reading that---THANK YOU for sharing.
Diane---hope to meet you soon!
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DENNIS
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Well written and wonderful........... Thank you, so much.
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abreojos
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What a wonderful Poem, Shari! I can't wait to get out of Cabo and get home to Abreojos and watch they pass by my place again!
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rbwrivers
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Very beautiful! Thank you.
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Bajalover
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Shari, your poem brings it all home. Great words, Thanks
Sometimes you really do question; why you are and where you are.
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FARASHA
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Thoughtful words, and a great Photo! >f<
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shari
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I'm so glad some of you liked my poem, it's the shortest one I've written...and I wasn't going to dare share it as I was afraid of the nasty comments
that may result...so thanks everyone for your words of encouragement. There has been a constant parade of grays passing in front of our house all day
everyday now...a joy to see and always brings a smile to my heart.
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elgatoloco
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Thanks for sharing!
MAGA
Making Attorneys Get Attorneys
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tripledigitken
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Lot of history on that tail!
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Tomas Tierra
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akmost looks like a few giant squid sucker marks on that tail....don't think the Greys eat those though?? not sure
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shari
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Actually what those sucker marks are are scars from barnacles that have fallen off. These barnacles by the way are indigenous to gray whales...not
found anywhere else on the planet! Also the tips of her tail have been chewed on by orcas too.
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Tomas Tierra
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hows abouts them whale lice??!! I can remember having those things all up in my cuticals and the little scrapes on my hands after scratching a Grey
Whale...TOUGH LITTLE BUGGERS!! and they know how to chew! My panguero was laughing histerically
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