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Mother of the Sea

March 19, 2022
By 2009MELB02 BRONZE, Melbourne, Other
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2009MELB02 BRONZE, Melbourne, Other
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“Those who dream by day are cognisant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”<br /> -Edgar Allan Poe

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Oh, have pity, mother of the sea!
Unleash your roiling waves on us
Release your fierce animals
Free your captive souls
Return them to our land
For we do not know
 
Oh, have pity, mother of the sea!
Hurt us with your incessant punches
Free yourself from our
Grasp
For we do not know
 
Oh, mother of the sea!
Forgive us for what we have done
For we know we will not escape with
Impunity

© MacMillan

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The perils of climate change and the effect it has on marine life.

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2009MELB02 BRONZE said...
on May. 11 2022 at 6:40 am
2009MELB02 BRONZE, Melbourne, Other
4 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Those who dream by day are cognisant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”<br /> -Edgar Allan Poe

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Thanks!
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on May. 11 2022 at 3:29 am
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Fantabulously written!!! Nice work getting this on editor's choice...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻