Spirit of the deep, in a salty, saline world;

Propelling through water, in powerful, graceful curves;

A skeletal body built for speed and motion, honoured and revered;

Intelligence with a gentle nature, beautiful, mysterious Whale.

The Māori, close friends of the Ika Moana;

Guardians of Ancestors’ canoeing to Aotearoa; (ahr-tea-roa)

Gods of the land of the Long White Cloud; in the Pacific Ocean;

Swimming with the Waka, guiding the way to safety, as in legend.

The Orcas, Killer Whales, Guardians of the Sea;

Protecting those who travel far, to lead them home again;

Some stay faithful to their Pods their lifetime through;

Each raising their Calfs with care, as other mammals do.

Whales remind Dreamers to explore their depths of Self;

To connect with inner feelings, to dive deep and delve;

To know we are all safe in a sea of consciousness and love;

In unity with all that is, where all our living souls dwell.

Like us, Whales thrive on water with salt electrolytes;

As kidneys filter and retain the fluids needed for life;

Whales eat foods for extra salt and nutrients therein;

To maintain an inner balance, as with every living being.

Whales roam expansive oceans, masters of the Sea;

Singing out in complex sounds, a haunting harmony;

Breathing air above, from the deepest depths below;

Connecting Earth and Universe, in one eternal flow.

Sue Cartwright

Spiral Leaf

[Edited on 7 February 2025]