They knew we were there.

Toying with us,

with dives and splashes.

“Go ahead, do the tail thing,”

they coaxed one another.

“It makes the boat people

squeal and shout!”

We view their majesty with

gasps of awe and wonder.

They treat us with good humor.

A pod leaped and danced and

headed towards our small

boat at high speed.

No fear at their proximity.

In some primal way,

we are one.