Dances
westerly waves
string a giant olive viola
dubbed an “ocean,”
a place where albatross
dance for years
to bond for life with a mate.
Arachne herself must admire the web,
a slope-soar so fine
of romance to ride.
have i not myself
wished to be an albatross
on such a glorious quest?
and yet
could it not drown a poet’s soul
to praise the foamy silk
of just one wave?
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"Albatrosses are highly efficient in the air, using dynamic
soaring and slope soaring to cover great distances with little exertion. ...
Pair bonds between males and females form over several years, with the use of
"ritualised dances", and last for the life of the pair."
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