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Whaling about,<br />I’m feeling blue -<br />Don’t ruffle my feathers,<br />Life's a beach!

I don’t know what to make of this<br />A whale away beached in the outback.<br />Are they thinking of ship’s of the sands,<br />‘Cause,<br />Well, I always thought <br />that meant camels?<br />And emus<br />Well, they’re on our coat of arms<br />Aren’t they?<br />Do we have to export<br />EVERYTHING Aussie!?!

grey swirls<br />as whale <br />fluke crests<br />the rolling waves <br />of green <br />leafy shrubs<br /><br />all at sea<br />upon dry<br />sand

Were you the sole survivor?<br />Seeking refuge from ocean plunderers<br />did you scale the red-bloodied cliffs of the Bight<br />and reach <br /><br />the Nullarbor Plain . . .?

Cutting costs mean<br />cheaper exports<br />lower fuel bills<br />and fewer wages <br />to pay.<br />A country <br />that shall be nameless<br />requested emus<br />to lessen the carbon imprint<br />so we sent them <br />from Eucla<br />via a whale.<br /><br />http://belka37.blogspot.com

One cold wet day<br />in Eucla<br />I wrote a postcard home<br />"Having a wail of a time"<br /><br />At home<br />they thought I'd made <br />a spelling error.<br />But I, after two days driving in the rain,<br />was disconsolate<br />And the whale?<br />Though unexpected,<br />it did - almost - bring<br />a smile to my face.

Lovely collection, Sally. The sand scribblings sparked a 'serious' side this week - beautiful imagery.

I added a late late one, but agree with Kat, gorgeous images.<br />Claire

Imagination coupled<br />with a careless finger-doodle<br />brings a chance of forces meeting<br />as dragons in the sand

sand sculptures<br />litter the beach<br />like jellyfish<br />cast ashore<br />in high<br />tide

nothing indefinite<br />about tunnel hole<br />only the grain dribblings<br />sand scribblings<br />creating an address

'Is this a doodle<br />I see before me?'<br />'Nay, Hamlet, nay.<br />Tis but a Collywoggle<br />Calling its young <br />to a picnic<br />on the beach.'<br /><br />Mabel Kaplan<br />http://belka37.blogspot.com

Split jewels<br />seaweed pearls<br />flaunting undersea treasure<br />waiting for the tide<br />to reclasp<br />into necklaces<br />that buoy and glint.

crabform beads<br />expelled<br />onto sea-smooth sand<br />tunnel refuse<br />unburied treasure

Welcome back - online - Sally! <br /><br />I'm enjoying the Verse Off. Good fun to see the different ways people respond - and the similarities!

!!!!! That was fun.

Here's my contribution Sally.<br /><br />Necks bared to watching predators,<br />bask with apparent ambition<br />fearless heads point forward anticipate together<br />reflection<br />synchronised stillness<br />seep into slow dive<br />slide beneath the surface<br />and disappear<br />just in time.

Turtles are interesting<br />Underwater swimming<br />Reptiles with shells<br />Terrapin a terror for pronouncing<br />Look cute swimming in clear water<br />Eating fish and shrimp<br />Sunning themselves

necks craned <br />mute<br />turtles gaze<br />at untapped depths <br />of blue skies

shells on a branch<br />above water<br />sunning

'Hey Charlie,<br />ever wondered<br />why they call this place,<br />Turtle Point?

V is for terrapins<br />Climbing from water into sky<br />The branch their bridge<br />Between realities<br /><br />Sally Odgers (no free versist, as you see!) http://spinningpearls.blogspot.com

on the log<br />looking up<br />where am I?

A reflection<br />seen by others<br />is not as we see

Hi Sally,<br /><br />I haven't forgotten my manners - but have been juggling bits and pieces today. (Fortunately haven't dropped any!) Thanks so much for letting me visit your blog yesterday - and also share in the fun of this verse off. <br /><br />Such versatility coming through...<br /><br />Kat

Seamless <br />Sewn with invisible stitches<br />Earth and sky<br />No entry point and nowhere<br />To exit<br />We sit<br />In a line<br />Biding our time till<br />Something opens up<br />And something else<br />Will merge….

Exposing our necks,<br />content to be still<br />dark marks hung<br />between mirrors of blue.<br />Waiting to fully<br />absorb the heat of<br />stillness;<br />nothing more.<br />But you see double;<br />see an arrow,<br />see hope or fear or<br />victory.<br />We are just<br />turtles on a log.<br /><br />-Andromeda Jazmon<br /><A HREF="awrungsponge.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">A Wrungs

Turtles totter on the log<br />step-by-step <br />two-by-two<br />Splash!

(That silly coded thing in our previous post was because of the 'and' sign... Must have confused it. It should just read 'Fletcher and Kathryn Apel'.)

Sally, didn't we used to be in a critique group together? Congrats to you - I'm so excited to read your book!!<br /><br />Here is my entry:<br /><br />Where you go,<br />I follow.<br />For without you,<br />water is just water<br />and a branch is just a branch.<br />But when I'm with you,<br />we swim in a sea of love<br />and rest on a path of understanding.

Congrats, Sally! That's wonderful. Every time I see that cover I get little shivers of excitement. It's SO beautiful, and from the sounds of the review, the story within is just as beautiful. Can't wait to read it! I know I'll need a box of tissues when I do...<br /><br />Katherine

Thanks Katherine. I still need tissues myself.

Hi dear<br />Your blog is really amazing, i like it because i love childrens.

Cogratulations Sally, difficult subject to tackle. Wonderful review.<br /><br />Jeff

Thanks Jeffrey

Congratulations Sally! Can't wait to get my hands on a copy :)

Thanks Samantha!

Couldn't happen to a nicer poet. Well done Sally - you are an inspiration to us all. Can't wait to read Pearl and review it myself!