Poem -
Immortal Jellyfish
Mayflies only see one sunrise,
algae dies before the oak.
A wave created, hits the shore
and dissipates at that first stroke.
Oh beats so fast the hummingbird heart
In constant wheel we wax and wane.
The countdown quickens for when so small,
we live, we die, begin again
As rainbows slowly fade away,
from birth to death the yang and ying
of numbered heartbeats counting down,
but love.. what of this longed for thing?
If love were Turritopsis Duhrnii
t’would surely last eternally?
Immortal jellyfish so sage
please pass your secrets onto me….
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This is such a soulful and beautifully scripted piece of work that it's difficult to find the right words to say...you have an immense skill Lodi ..I adore your pieces..always such .consistent excellence!
Thank you Stevie xx
Excellent poetry angel
Thank you Angel
Loki, my Grammy,
What a gorgeously written piece of thought-provoking poetry.
You have a wonderful mind.
I did not know jellyfish were immortal. (My knowledge of jellyfish is from SpongeBob, sadly enough). But I have learned some things from SpongeBob that I didn't know before, like starfish(like Patrick) grow their appendages back if ripped off from falling from a cliff(and I didn't even know that sea creatures could fall from cliffs underwater, and it's just like us falling from a cliff above the sea!), also, squirrels can live under water(Sandy Cheeks) if they build a dome, and sea creatures have beaches, and swimming pools underwater, even though they are actually under water to begin with! So, it's pretty educational.
Anyway, what I'm trying to say, in a round about way, is that I really loved your poem!
Thanks Grammy!
Matthew.
Hello my lovely ! not all jelly fish have this special ability as far as I know its just the one,,Turritopsis Duhrnii and because it returns to its early Polyp life rather than dying, it effectively just keeps the cycle of living going..so a form of immortality I guess...loving your insight into SpongeBob I love learning new stuff....I always enjoy hearing from you as you always have something interesting to say and without exception you make me smile..Thank you honorary!
Your Grammy xx
Thanks Grammy!
You're so sweet. I always love hearing your nice comments, they really make my day. Thanks.
Yes, SpongeBob is very educational in the area of sea life. Did you know that they have fast food restaurants under the sea?(The Krusy Krab, and the Chum Bucket, etc.), and that sometimes plankton marry computers(Karen)? It's really intruiging and interesting. I'm a big fan of Squidward, as he's grumpy and angry, like me, and he plays clarinet under water! Cool stuff.
Thanks for being awesome!
Matthew.
Hi LO!! (smiles)......you definitely choose interesting subject matter to write on.........Yes.....this form of Jellyfish has the ability to reverse engineer itself and return to its early form of the polyp state!!.......making it (if it survives its normal life-cycle) capable of a VERY strange version of immortality.....I LOVE all the comparative phrasing you use here to poetically highlight its potential ~
~ " Mayflies only see one sunrise
Algae dies before the oak.
A wave created hits the shore
And dissipates at the first stroke....."
ALL STARS!!........Love your stuff girlfriend!!........LOVE & ROCKETS!!........T xo : )
Aw bless you Tony... when we look at how nature works I always find little surprises here and there. I love looking at life comparisons which can often put things into some sort of perspective..the thought of us each having a finite number of heartbeats is fascinating and also a little scary...maybe we should always make the most of each hearbeat!!! thank you so much for your lovely words my brother poet! Lodi xxx