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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Grey Whale



Below the thunders of the upper deep;
Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea,
His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep
The Kraken sleepeth: faintest sunlights flee
About his shadowy sides: above him swell
Huge sponges of millennial growth and height;
And far away into the sickly light,
From many a wondrous grot and secret cell
Unnumbered and enormous polypi
Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green.
There hath he lain for ages and will lie
Battening upon huge sea-worms in his sleep,
Until the latter fire shall heat the deep;
Then once by man and angels to be seen,
In roaring he shall rise and on the surface die.
"The Kraken" - Alfred Tennyson

4 comments:

robin andrea said...

What a great photo, dawn. How lucky to be there to see that moment.

truewonder said...

Your sense of wonder is most appreciated... to share that in such a powerful, yet silent way with your photos is a gift well received, thank you.
Take care-

Dawn said...

thank you Robin and TW. it is always a thrill to see the whales from the shore. I am truly lucky.

Alex Cooks said...

Great reeading your post