The Whale's Song

It sounds a bit like the feeling of watching
honey seep through milk.

A thick, luxurious, gorgeous sound.
A feeling of deep reverberations,

Which echo through a vast, vast
Amphitheatre.

But his stage, once packed with
Kaleidoscope fish and pastel coral,

is an empty shell.
A hollow vessel.

So, he moves on.
And sings to the ocean –

A loneliness you cannot comprehend.
 

- Alicia Hayden, 2020

Winner of DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year Human Impact category, Ingrid Beazley Award, 2021

Artist Talk about 'The Whale's Song' with Creature Conserve