Whale Whisperer Poem by Alan Strand

Your soul is shrouded
In a drab grey mist
So off you go
To be amidst
Your glorious orca whales.

Oh splendid Orcas
Their gleaming spouts
Puffing powerful bursts of air
As you rush out
Excitedly to greet them.

Smooth paddle strokes
Anxious and yet free
To be one with nature
And not with me
But with your whales.

A lively one pops up
A great big spy hop
Curious they are
To see if your heart stops
While gawking at your whales.

Come, take a closer look
More deeply into my eyes
As you pass so close
Appearing so wise
Those beautiful whales.

Wow, what a rush
That sweeps all your pain away
You forget it all
And wish you could stay
Longer with your whales.

You love their slippery sleekness
As they smoothly glide
Effortlessly to breach
The top of the ebbing tide
You inspiring whales.

Orcas sing an unheard song
Soft lyrics of the heart
To yours that’s been badly hurt
While you have been apart
From your healing whales.

Drink in all the magic
Of the mighty mystic sea
While it is placid calm
So that you can be
So near to your precious whales.

One giant looks up from below
It soothes as it moves
Quietly under a still kayak
As if seemingly to prove
That today, they alone are your whales.

What wisdom will they bring
To a confused and conflicted mind
Trust them as life you think
And that you will really find
Salvation in your whales.

Smell the ocean’s breath
And feel the salty air,
Tugging and toying
Like I used to do
With your brunnette hair,
While searching for your whales.

They’ve come here
Since the ancient times
And now speak to you
In silent and unwritten rhymes
As whale whisperings.

Yes, call to them
Invite them deeply into your heart
A feeling of love unexpectedly erupts
Is this a new start?
Your whales whisper back to you.

I hope that they can heal
Yet another heart broken
As with our last huge hug
It is a gift that’s unspoken
From your whale whisperers.

I want you to be happy and free
Come back to me if it is meant to be
For eternity.

(For Christiane,2008/09/21,0500 hours, after we split up.)