Louis Faber, “Deep”

Written By James Navé

Lou Faber’s poem “Deep” began as a 10-minute write on our Writing Prompt of the Week Zoom. It’s featured in the inaugural edition of the Zephyr Review. Lou’s poetry has been published in over 200 journals. Visit his website at anoldwriter.com.

Deep beneath the Arctic ice

the whale songs shimmer

in the harsh light

of a frozen sun.

We strive to hear them,

hear nothing, hear only

our thoughts echoing

through cavernous memories.

With thoughts of what was,

what we wish had been

we are ambient noise

in a universe which

cradles hope, craves silence.

Dolphins dream of days

when the sea was theirs,

lives lived in a slow paradise

a world the land bound would never comprehend

even as they laid waste to it.

James Navé
James Navé is a poet, storyteller, creativity consultant, and arts entrepreneur. He co-founded Poetry Alive! a theater company that has performed traditional poems as theater for millions of students, K-12. He and Julia Cameron established and directed The Artist’s Way Creativity Camp in Taos, NM, 1995-2003. Navé helped pioneer the performance poetry movement in the United States. He has been on the TEDxNewYork Salon organizing committee since 20012. His work has appeared in two books of poetry and in numerous journals and magazines. He is a co-founder of Twice 5 Miles, a content and marketing collective based in Taos and Brooklyn. He holds an MFA in Poetry from Vermont College. He has memorized over 500 poems.
https://www.jamesnave.com
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