Spell-
bound
by northern lights,
I sigh like a whale
stranded in the middle
of a solar storm, muddled
by Earth’s magnetic field.
Separated for so long
from the human
pod, I (circum)
navigate (relation)
ships,
until I flounder
in shallow water,
listening
for
my
next breath.
Kim M. Russell, 2017
‘Aurora Orca’ oil painting by Karen Whitworth – image found on Pinterest