This is a short poem I rushed, about Manaphy's long journey from its nest to its home deep in the ocean, a journey it makes by instinct. I hope I have managed to capture the sense of a continuous, seemingly never-ending journey, and how dangerous the trip is. Constructive comments welcome.
Journey Home
Further… a little further…
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Long I have traveled
From dawn to dusk, day after day
Through times of sun and rain
To this calling, this distant voice
Singing out my name
Drawing me closer, closer
Beyond the reaches of land
Into the cool arms of the sea
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Right from hatching, I have felt it
This distant place I have known all my life
Yet never seen before
A place where I can feel safe, secure
Away from the storms of the world
A home, a home of comfort,
Where nothing is wrong
Where nothing can hurt me
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Thousands of miles I have transcended
Past mortal dangers I have swum
I have come close to death more than once
Nearly died, nearly washed into oblivion
But still it calls
It calls, and fascinates me
And I chase that call deep into the ocean
Deeper…deeper…
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Long I have traveled
How long more, how many more dangers to pass
I do not know
But still I go on
Towards that calling
Towards the sweet song of my home…