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dina Mcdermott's avatar

No, Herman Melville is having a "whale" of a good time. Pun intended.

S Mitten-Lewis's avatar

Is this a poem about sea-level changes?

Marie Levine's avatar

Had to use a translator, but loved the flow.

debbidax's avatar

Bravo, Ted. L'essence de la bonne poésie. Ce poème a créé pour moi une belle image de l'oiseau libéré par un homme gentil. C'est probablement plus profonde que ça, mais l'imagerie est claire.

Kendall Mead's avatar

This poem challenged my Duolingo French skills but it I enjoyed what I could read of it. I'll be coming back to it time and time again.

Ted Holzman's avatar

Hi, Kendall. Thanks. I put a translation in one of the comments. It's like the 3rd from the top or bottom, depending how they're sorted.