Hiding low my deep voice in depth of sound More vocal my watery world than yours Many miles in distance my presence found Yet not far from the glimmering Azores
Large at birth swimming a winnowing sea Transiting as I do from pole to pole Roams vast a spirit for remaining free Carefree I go shimmering shoal to shoal
Alive with such hope for life eternal So much older now and so much wiser Fills a legend from a sailor's journal My famous name now flows like a geyser
Relate to Jonah tales of Isreal Be watchful for spirit of Ishmael
I like them...Odontoceti over Mysticeti (baleens)...I think they smile better...he he he! I've swam with whale sharks and I know they have small teeth...but not sure until now which suborder they belong/I guess Mysticeti..being the largest of them whales. I really enjoyed reading your entry.
"Carefree I go shimmering shoal to shoal" ... I long to do this...
ChaptainDublin, IrelandAug 31, 2012
"shimmering shoal to shoal" evokes a seriously strong and pleasant image in my head , that's what I like in poetry. Very nice sonnet.
niah9Auckland, New ZealandAug 31, 2012
Yankee....what a wonderful tale.....one of those we should return to many times, always learning more from..... Kathy
Bill, Rob...Thanks for reckonizing and acknowledging the sonnet style that I seem to gravitate more more towards ... both of your encouragement is heartfelt...
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and again you give us a delightful sonnet
To roam the watery world..A lovely thought.
My thanks Yankee for joining in, appreciatd & enjoyed very much.
A fine sonnet and a fascinating story, the way this poem leads up to that final denouement by way of such a sharp closing couplet is just perfect...
Regards
Bill
"Carefree I go shimmering shoal to shoal" ... I long to do this...
Kathy
Another classic sonnet based on a classic story.