Silent Call (For Maurice) Poem by Danny Draper
Silent Call (For Maurice)
In the hum between beast and machine
At rest on bunk too awake to dream
Whale voices clear and clean
Pinged the wall of the submarine
Calls stretched, shrieked, rang and fell
Absorbing echoes off the hull
Reverberated, amplified and vibrated
Air within the shell,
Skilled navigators devoid of sight
Aware without acknowledgement
Secretive and cautious
Each to protect their own,
Passed inside the darkness,
To parts
That will remain to each but known.
5-6/12/2004
This brings home the experience, the loneliness, spookiness Whale voices clear and clean Pinged the wall of the submarine
and yet, there are reports from the early days of attempted matings, adoption of the little ones, rude worship of the big.
Whales are wonderful creatures, highly intelligent - interesting and excellent write Danny.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/26/2024 9:01:55 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Like Charles James said...whoa...the song of the whales is hauntingly beautiful....Nice piece here Danny! ! !