Ode to Absent Dolphins
Deur paul Olivier
Oh playful creatures of the ocean
In mysterious places you dwell
….. Must be
as your absence is conspicuous
as a fairy garden without a well ….
Without you this bay is paradise no less
……. But like so many things that’s left,
the beauty remains without the soul…..
a lovely creature after death.
How I wish ….
I could see your playful dance
The waves your orchestra…
our turmoil emotions
a trance.
It is in times like this
we need you more….
we, your greatest friends
……… but some of us
without lore………
against you
declaring war
Please forgive us
when cherished love ones
In nets depart
but surely creating new stars
in heavens afar
Try not to understand
the land dwellers mind
and please
one day when my feet
touch your waters once more,
grant me my wish.
and meet me at the shore!
Plettenburg bay
20 December 2001