Dolphins at Cochin - by
They crashed among the spider-nets
/ spluttering and breathing hoarsely,
/ chasing fish out of the water,
/ calling one another and disappearing.
/
/ Lime-green bellies and smiling…
They crashed among the spider-nets
/ spluttering and breathing hoarsely,
/ chasing fish out of the water,
/ calling one another and disappearing.
/
/ Lime-green bellies and smiling…
And when at last the road
/ gives out, I’ll walk –
/ harsh grass, sea-maws,
/ lichen-crusted bedrock –
/
/ and hole up the cold
/ summer…
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