I stand
on ship’s deck.
Scenes dealt by Nature
visual poetry to me,
death’s hand to many seafarers of old.
Icebergs,
some city-blocks in size
litter the sea.
Imposing ice-capped peaks
tower above.
Humpbacks
spout jubilant spray.
I breathe misty wisps
in frozen air.
Photos from Antarctica – taken yesterday on our cruise. Amazing scenery. Quadrille written for dVerse using the word “poetry.” Apologies to readers that I cannot reciprocate and read your posts or reply to comments – Internet very sparse and expensive here.
lillian the home poet 
Beautiful! Love the poetic icebergs and humpback whales! Hope you are feeling better!
Dwight
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Visual poetry indeed. 😊
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The photos are beautiful and so is the description of icebergs and whales in all that cold.
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Keep warm, my friend!!
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Oh this is absolutely gorgeous, Lillian!💞 Love the “poetic icebergs and humpback whales!”💞
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Thank you so much for your poem and your pics of icebergs, something I don’t see every day, good to be reminded, they still exist.
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Oh, such Refreshing scenes! 😎🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
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Beautiful… just saw that Raivenne is also writing from Antarctica… are you anywhere close?
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Gorgeous. Photos and words. Enjoy the rest of your cruise and glad you made it here.
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The last stanza is amazing – It would be wonderful to see humpbacks. Thank you for sharing the photos – Have fun!
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Beauty captured in photo and word!
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Oh most definitely visual poetry, Lill! You’re obviously having a magical trip – I hope the rest of the journey continues to be so and look forward to more poetry from afar. 🙂
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Such a rich and inspirational cruise this has been for you both.
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Wonderful words. Just an amazing feeling of vastness. You captured it.
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