R.V. Whale Song at Scott Reef.
Photo credit I.Ford
Whale Song
Our beloved Whale Song
Purrs along
Waves break gently at her side
Through darkness glide
Quiet as a church mouse
And awfully nice house
Listens on our world below
While western waters flow
Built for a hydrophone to tow
We were not to know
Cold handrails
Dark night she sails
Perfect platform for listening and looking
Thoroughly enjoy Restys’ cooking
Scattered patterns on every screen
Each documenting a scene
The sea floor or bathymetry
Or engine hours and SST
Clouds and ships crowd the radar
Ensure we remain far
Multiple information streams
Of detained beams
Informing of the physical world
Even with a sonobuoy hurled
And then the delights
Of the U/W sound sights
Window on our world
Data at us hurled!
(Written by Micheline Jenner)
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