Educational Services - Service Learning
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Adopt-a-Whale Poem
"The Humpback Whale and Me" A student reflection by Alanna L., 6th-grade El Rodeo School While scuba diving, I find a rusted device Buried deep in years of sand and sediments I open it and the song of the Humpback whale spills out Seeping into every corner of my brain, until I AM the song Then, a miracle occurred! I was able to communicate with other Humpbacks So I will tell you their story, singing the song of the whale. The HUMPBACK WHALE can grow up to 53 feet Her melodious songs cause evil to retreat She can weigh up to 65 tons And she is a mammal, so she breathes with her lungs. This magnificent beauty, she's a member of the BALEEN Her plates are the largest you ever have seen She gulps in some water Then pushes it out Leaving krill behind the baleen to swallow Some excess mist may be pushed through her spout. Her flukes not only help her swim But they tell others what whale she is, and has been. She lives all over With no real place to call home So the Seven Seas She will always roam. This whale loves to breach Where she lifts her body to the sky It's enough to make even a Cold-blooded sigh She can spyhop Where she just lifts her head Or can lobtail, what more can be said? I've finished her story I'm done through and through You want more adventure? Well�that's you to you! |
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