Words and images form my walks and interactions with nature and the environment.
My Seal Pup
A distant figure
Sitting on the rocks
Softened by thick ocean fog
Turned towards me
And was transformed in an instant
Or had my eyes deceived me?
An Elephant Seal pup
Elevated on his perch
Surveying his turbulent water world
We plummeted down together
Into a primordial moment of intimacy
Alone with each other
In a time-warp
An ancient realm of sea myths and fairytales
And there we dwelled
In this misty, wet underworld
Me in adoration of my beloved seal pup
As if mesmerized by some mystical god
I, creeping silently closer
My seal pup stretching his neck towards the clouds
His spine twisting and extending
Spiraling around through the core of his blubbery mass
Stopping to gaze at me with his gentle, innocent eyes
Like a child looking lovingly at his mother
Before slipping back into the foaming waves
I knew that he was there
Waiting for me