DOLPHINSONG: Some thoughts about our cetacean cousins

	a nuisance to fishermen
	anxious to catch more
	& cold slab of meat
	in crowded department stores

	a flipper imitation
	at amusement parks
	& specimen dissected
	then computer-marked

	will we ever see dolphins
	as creatures
	worthy of respect?

	why must humans view
	so many life forms
	solely in terms of
	economic effects?


Philyra: I can relate to this poem.

Soo: 	 I like the way the author contrasts economic realities the ethics.

Elijah:  Ethical imperatives must carry more weight than economic expedience.

Jules: 	 Isn't that idealistic? Can we ever ignore the economic engines moving humans?

Ellesha: What about spiritual forces are at work? Won't they have more far far-ranging impact than mundane market forces?


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from _Let the waters be my witness: Messages about our watery world_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY: A poem about dolphins and respect for life.
KEYWORDS: dolphin poetry, Artiodactyla, marine mammals, eco-poetry

Begun: 1999 in Shizuoka, Japan / Finished: 2024 in Shizuoka, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted
by T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ]

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