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The world is waiting for what comes next;
Even the howling wind holds its breath.
The clouds are black across the sky
And I, with my eyes on the sea below
Watch it boil and recoil as the monster beneath
Twists and turns to escape the grip of the tide
Sucking, pulling, drawing him under,
While the men on deck look on as the sea
Plays its role in helping the whale to flee.
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©Denise G Allen, 29 December 2012 09:08
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29/12/2012 at 12:34 pm
Your poem is similar to the thoughts I’ve been having too, adee.
*hugs*
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29/12/2012 at 2:49 pm
This is such a cruel world, Hope. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Nature conspired to teach Man a lesson? 😀
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29/12/2012 at 2:53 pm
ha i like how the ocean works against the monster, but for the whale…perhaps she knows her own….even the wind knows…it will be here soon enough…
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29/12/2012 at 3:06 pm
🙂
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29/12/2012 at 4:33 pm
Love it!!
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29/12/2012 at 10:28 pm
Thanks so much, Cherryl, for reading my post and for your comment ♥
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29/12/2012 at 10:50 pm
A whale of a tail!
I hope you had a lovely Christmas, and wish you all the very best for the New Year.
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29/12/2012 at 11:23 pm
Yes thanks, Col, I did and I wish you every blessing for the New Year too. 🙂
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29/12/2012 at 11:36 pm
How lucky you are to be watching the sea,
as the falling snow is all I see..
Though still better that, than sleet and hail,
but, I’d much prefer to watch your whale.
HAPPY NEW YEAR DENISE!
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30/12/2012 at 8:22 am
Hard to imagine snow falling when it is as hot as hell here, Jake – well, not quite, but mostly in the mid 30°s. All the very best for the New Year to you too!
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31/12/2012 at 5:24 pm
Thanks Denise and the same to you and to all of those that you care for as well. It seems odd to me to think of 30 degrees c. as “hot as hell,” when even 30 degrees f. would be welcomed here right now. .LOL.
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31/12/2012 at 6:13 pm
🙂
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