HM Holten

Aquatic Creature (Poem)

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Translucent and enigmatic

She trails her stinging hair through the swell

Medusa has a sister that lives in the deep sea

Siphonophores let the surge

Take them

Rock them

And feed them

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Bubbles

Surround them in

The crystal

Clear

Ever moving

Restless

Channel

Of

Salty

Brine

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Davy Jones’

Locker

Is no

Mystery

To

The Hydra

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© HMH, 2022

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6 responses to “Aquatic Creature (Poem)”

  1. Debi+Ennis+Binder avatar
    Debi+Ennis+Binder

    Beautiful! I love the way the last words trail down the page like the tendrils of the creature. Gave me goosebumps!

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    1. Hanne H avatar
      Hanne H

      Thanks, Debi, for your kind words. It was exactly my intention to create those trailing tendrils.

      Reply
      1. Debi+Ennis+Binder avatar
        Debi+Ennis+Binder

        It’s the first time the actual shape of a poem has struck me! Enchanting!!

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        1. Hanne H avatar
          Hanne H

          💖

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  2. Anna avatar
    Anna

    Beautiful!!

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    1. Hanne H avatar
      Hanne H

      Thank you so much, Anna!

      Reply

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