A thread neither mad nor sad.

[--Pete]

Hi,

Nice one :)

. . . I sometimes wonder why there are so few poems about the Ocean, and especially the Ocean beneath its surface, . . .
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While there are many poems about the ocean, both in itself and as something to cross, to challenge, etc., I too have not seen many (actually, the one you gave was the first) poems about diving. Perhaps it is because the field as a hobby is relatively new (say 55 years or so) and so far there have been few who were both diver and poet. For some reason, I can't imagine a hard bitten salvage or sponge diver getting off from work and sitting down to write a poem -- more likely, sitting down to kill a few pints :)

--Pete