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Watching the Whale
- Wesleyan University Press
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19 WatchingtheWhale Ahardgraywave,herfin,walksoutonthewater thatthickenstoopenandthenpartsopen,aroundher. Measuredbyherdelvedwater,Ifollowherfill intoandoutofgreenlightinthedepthshehasspun throughthetwenty- sixfathomsofhersilentorison, thensinkwithhertillsherises,lulledwiththekrill. Beadsofsaltspraystopme,likemetalcrying. Hercuppedfacebreathesitsspouts,likeajewel- wetprong. Inacormorant’sbarnaclepath,Itrailher,spun downthroughmylifeinthemakingofherdifference, fixingmymouth,withtheofferingsofsilence, onherdarkwhale- roadwhereallgreenpartingsrun, whereocean’shiddenbodiestwistfathomsaroundher, makinghergreen- fedhungergrowfertileaswater. ...