South

Anglers inscrutable as stone
fish streams whose waters run as clear
as grey-eyed mercy's gaze,
belying trout of brown and roan.

Vision cannot span this scale -
horizon shunning lonely beacon,
private rituals of penguin,
coastline sheering off, amazed
at polar wilderness where ice
scans star-prism, paraselenae,
albatross ride squall and gale
with ghost masts of doom-laden whalers.
 
Midnight skies ignite, aurora
shimmers on earth's frozen plane;
summer hails lapidary
intensity's brief autumn phase;
songlines of the great cetaceans
following their dreaming trails -
seas that erstwhile teemed with whales;
brine's cauterising commonplace…


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Which language should I choose to talk to you?
Impressive.

Николай Выморков   04.10.2005 10:06     Заявить о нарушении
Thank you for your comment. My first language is English, but I also know some Russian.

Jena Woodhouse   04.10.2005 11:15   Заявить о нарушении
На это произведение написаны 2 рецензии, здесь отображается последняя, остальные - в полном списке.