CETACEAN SOUL SEARCH

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CETACEAN SOUL SEARCH

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When a whale looks you in the eye,

it’s to communicate and learn –

species to species.

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A whale’s eye is a picture window to its soul –

a panoramic view of kind receptiveness

deeper than,

by comparison,

our tiny brains.

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It’s not just the size differential that tells you

you are small enough to be pet or prey

to this gentle giant (summersaulting, sure,

with a weightless astronaut’s slow grace –

far more at ease than you, in its element),

it’s the emotional presence conveyed.

Looking a whale in the eye is transformative.

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Dumb animals that we are,

we only grasp bits, laboriously,

but a whale’s eye shows the patience of the sea.

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If you should look into a whale’s eye, smile

and represent the best humans can be,

grateful to find alien intelligence

already here, and friendly in intent.

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published by Prometheus Unbound, 2019

© 2020 by Prometheus Dreaming

 

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James Ph. Kotsybar's haiku achieved Martian orbit on September 22, 2014, becoming the first literature to another world, aboard NASA's MAVEN spacecraft. His poem, "Martian Connoisseur" has been circling the Red Planet for over 1,000 Earth days, however, Guinness Book of World Records, the Nobel Committee and Pulitzer Prize Directors have yet to weigh in on this record accomplishment. More information on MAVEN is available from https://mars.nasa.gov/maven/