Dolphin Song
 

DolphinSong

 

The cry of a dolphin says here I’m the stranger

The sea foam and moon tide still meter their song.

Off the bow I feel singing without hearing voices,

A keen, quiet wisdom to steer us along.

With the slipping of latitude I’m losing my footing,

Forgetting the places I thought were my own.

Asleep in the fo’c’sle I dreamt I heard crickets--

The dolphins are singing to welcome me home.

 

©1999 Nathan Barnett