Deep in a volcanic sea cave
crimson crabs hang from the ceiling
scuttle along walls, clattering pincers
gather in their hundreds
in affront
as our boat noses in,
engine stilled.
We have raced across open ocean
slamming over waves
to be claustrophobically enclosed
looked down upon by crustaceans
never before have I felt
such an visitor to my own planet
insignificant in the face of the whale and the dolphin
and now these outraged crabs.
Copyright © 2018 Kim Whysall-Hammond
Sounds like a really interesting place.
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A sea cave on the coast of Faial, an island in the Azores. The archipelago is full of fascinating places.
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Very nice… miss your artwork. Something for this would have fit the bill, doncha’ think? Cheers Jamie
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Aah…but the photo is from that boat trip and taken by my son….
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Reblogged this on The Militant Negro™.
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You’re in their territory now, and you look alien to them. What a discovery of self.
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Yes!
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