Ocean waves pound upon the shore

Whitecapping like clouds high above

One of the most important processes

That effect generation of gravity waves

By wind; so Ocean Science reports.

Ocean waves pound upon the shore

Whitecapping like clouds high above

Turbulence profiles from Cook Strait

Show that large vertical eddies exist

Moving water up and down, this strait.

The Old Man and the Sea a novel by

Hemingway; Old Man of the Sea

Greek Mythology, I leave the difference

Between Thee and me; I need more.

Ocean waves pound upon the shore

Whitecapping like clouds high above

While seagulls and southerlies roar

Against our rocky Wellington shore!

Stephen Douglas

copyright stephen c douglas 6 October 2019