Welcome to Poetry Friday! Today it’s hosted by the multitalented Michelle Kogan Here at More Art 4 All. Be sure to stop by and see what art and poetry Michelle has for us!
I really enjoyed and was touched by all the poems celebrating Mary Lee last week upon her retirement from teaching.
Today I’m sharing a short video I took on a whale watch in Gloucester. It was a windy, beautiful day. Because of Covid, the number of people on board the boat was limited, so it was pleasantly uncrowded. You never know when a whale will surface, but I managed to capture a mom and her calf, making the four hour trip well worth it.
After the trip, I felt silly that I was actually a little scared of going on a whale watch having recently read Moby Dick.
A WHALE AT ONE O’CLOCK!
shouts the deck hand twice on the loud speaker.
We rush to the bow,
whoosh and spray,
two whales on display,
showing off for one hundred people–
not a harpoon-scarred Great White
but a mom humpback and her calf, romping.
©Janice Scully 2021
I also got a shot of a whale flashing its tail.
I Hope everyone is enjoying the nice weather the U.S. and that our Poetry Friday friends in Australia are enjoying fall.