Oceans Song

A wave breaks


Another lashes at the shore


A tower fires a light miles out
The beam hits the water
Rocks are revealed
White bubbles rise everywhere


A fisher is manning the night shift

He hears a jet of water
followed by a splash

A dolphin darts below the boat
chasing fish in the dark depths
the arrow of grey slows and listens

A sound deep and powerful emerges
First the dolphin hears the soft moan

The fisherman's head rises

The dolphin feels a surge of pressure
A massive darkness rushes beneath it

Another fire of water jets

Another splash

A groan comes from somewhere deep

The dolphin's clicks are quieted
The song has started

The ocean sings
The dolphin whistles back
The fisherman stares admiringly at the dark

The song continues
For minutes

for hours


The song continues
The beauty is unearthly.