we stay still
the surfers and I
caught in
the moment

as the sun breaks
the horizon
a whale breaches
the water

the  apricot light
plays off the slick
oil black sides
of the massive beast

it was a moment
of  grandeur
broken by
the massive
water slap of
whale as it dropped
back into the blue water

and still, we stayed still
the surfers and I
caught in the glory

of the bellyflop