Whale Evolution Poem by Douglas Scotney
Whale Evolution
Rating: ★5.0
The big bulge
in the head of the sperm whale
being between the nostril and mouth,
you are forgiven for thinking
it's a highly evolved upper lip
to cushion a powerful push.
That bulge is revealed now
to be not lip
but padded brow.
'Surely still lip too, '
you maintain,
'and the nostril
pushed to the rear of the brain.'
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: evolution,lip
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
after Melville's descriptions around chpt 74 Moby Dick
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5/6/2024 6:47:38 AM # 1.0.0.1119
That bulge is revealed now with amazing evaluation. You have presented an excellent poem on natural water life...10