Watery Words

April 27, 2001

Thanks to everyone who wrote poems, songs and stories for Dive and Discover’s Watery Words. We received writings from second grade students, junior high school students and even scientists, technicians and crew members on Knorr. We will post two poems a day for the next three days so you can enjoy them too.

Crabs and Mussels
By Nicole W., Age 13, Clarke Middle School, Lexington MA

Crabby crabs and mussled mussels
Crawling and munching.

Searching,
Watching,
Finding,
Seeing.

Everything’s here.
Everything’s there.

Where’s the net?
What did I get?
Oh·,
Just Crabby Crabs.
Here’s some more!
We caught some·
Clams?
Oysters?
No!
They’re Mussled Mussels!

Vent Odyssey
By Mark Bokenfohr, ROV Jason Pilot, RV Knorr

Shadows cast in eerie depths
Seek a life unseen
Searching where no human eyes
Have ever seen or been.

Soft words and seeking interest
Guide our efforts keen
Encircling, sampling, gathering
Focused on the scene.

A balance struck, but chancy
Keeps us tight and lean
In service of our science
United, strong, a team.

April 28, 2001

Underwater
By Emily Toomey, Grade 2, Joseph Osgood Elementary School, Cohasset MA

I wish I could see you across the sea,
In the wet glassy water
Very big and wavy.

Is it green? Is it blue?
I wish that I were there, too!
I bet it is cool like a big water pool!

White little shrimp and a big ferocious shark,
They all give my brain a little spark!

Oh, how I wish I could be there with you,
In the deep salty sea in the water of blue!

Moonlight on the Knorr
A song by C. Sellers, Data Archivist, RV Knorr

Moonlight on the Knorr
Rolling through the sea
Clouds lit up like day
Stars are hard to see
Nothing but ocean wherever we roam
And the moonlight on the Knorr has me longing for home

Sunlight on the Knorr
Sparkling on the sea
Clouds are all around
None are over me
I watch a seabird dive into the foam
And the sunlight on the Knorr has me longing for home

Starlight on the Knorr
Shining on the sea
Heavens up above
Beckoning to me
Meteor shower inspires a poem
And the starlight on the Knorr has me longing for home

April 29, 2001

Ocean Senses
By Terence Durkin, Age 8, Joseph Osgood Elementary School, Cohasset MA

I see lots of fish
I touch splashy water
I feel slimy seaweed
I smell salty water
I taste good clams
I know that the sea is beautiful!

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By Samantha Balaban, Grade 7, Clarke Middle School, Lexington MA

Crabby crabs
Musing mussels
Silly shrimp
Clamoring clams
Dandy dandelions
Ornery octopi
Milling microbes
Tons o’ tubeworms
Septillions o’ species
Octillions o’ organisms
Living life

Ocean
By Scott Wilson and Patrick Dunn, Grade 2, Joseph Osgood Elementary School, Cohasset MA

Ocean
Dark, romantic
Rough, rocky
Fishing, boating, discovering
Crashing, boiling,
Beautiful, cool, rocky, salty
Wet, calm
Sea
Blue

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