The earth is almost round. The seas are curved and hug the earth, both ends are crowned with ice. The great Blue Whale swims near this ice, his heart is warm and weighs two thousand pounds, his tongue weighs twice as much; he weighs one hundred fifty tons. There are so few of him left he often can't find a mate; he drags his six-foot sex through icy waters, flukes spread crashing. His brain is large enough for a man to sleep in. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BY THE PACIFIC by HERBERT BASHFORD GONE by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD by EUGENE FIELD HAIL COLUMBIA by JOSEPH HOPKINSON WEARINESS by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE DESERTED HOUSE by ALFRED TENNYSON AN EPITAPH ON A DUTCH CAPTAIN by PHILIP AYRES |