Octopus, survivor strong and resilient,
Clever, curious, adapting with ease,
Embrace the depths with arms of eight,
Ever learning, ever changing, in the sea's embrace.
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Yasemin Yiğit Kuru
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This is profound. A stream of consciousness!
My favorite line: embrace the depths with arms of eight. Ever since seeing "My Octopus Teacher" on Netflix, I have been fascintated with them. The largest ones in the world reside here in very strong current waters.
A must - read poem!