Poem

Whale song

The whale song in my soul
is graceful and strong, a silent howl
in timeless waters flowing.
Dancing on the filigree
of the sea, vulnerable
and true, you wrestle with the
ocean's deeper blue.
Pale pallor and metalled fin,
you slip beneath Neptune's dominion.
With wrenching spine and tingling skin,
you are the queen of the trembling light,
mother of unseen night,
sentinel of gentle might.


Photo and text: Richard Emblin