Whale Song

Whale Song

Walking along the beach

Surf crashed against my feet

In a lost state where I was not I

And the world had somehow dissolved

Into a cool breeze

Thousands of grains of sand

Kissed the soles of my feet

Each one marking its presence

In different places in different ways

An orchestra of touches tickles and pricks

Play it’s music on my feet

All other sounds slowly dimmed

Some froze and dangled in the air

Beyond reach

Though one sound came through clear

From the sand and surf on the beach

It felt as if my feet had grown ears

And could hear from miles away

A whale sing

Somewhere in the ocean deep

It spoke of longing of desire and even joy

A lover seeking love

A mother her calf

A friend looking out for a friend

Or someone singing just for the heck

A song to spread it’s joy

©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar

P.S.

It must have been a whale song

For it came from miles away

From a world inhabited by whales

A world without any walls

Or border controls

Nor separated by a stacks of floors

That separate rich from poor

A world where any strangers can

Easily change into friends