{"id":29952,"date":"2016-10-19T15:43:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T15:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=29952"},"modified":"2016-10-19T15:43:23","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T15:43:23","slug":"the-sickness-of-watching-dolphins-swim-in-the-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/10\/the-sickness-of-watching-dolphins-swim-in-the-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"The sickness of watching Dolphins swim in the desert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IfnArizona had been supposed to have<br \/>\nDolphins creation would<br \/>\nHave put them all in small pools<br \/>\nWhich would have been for their good<br \/>\nBut all we see is lizards and snakes<br \/>\nAround the place<br \/>\nNor Dolphins it just makes no sense<br \/>\nAnd in fact is a disgrace<\/p>\n<p>For so called entrepreneurs to arrogantly<br \/>\nDisplay<br \/>\nDolphins from the watery realms<br \/>\nAlong the sandy way<br \/>\nThe heat the sand<br \/>\nThe mosquitos<br \/>\nClearly not a Dolphins place<br \/>\nBut man is never sensitive<br \/>\nTo the creatures actual space<\/p>\n<p>And so it&#8217;s borne of arrogance<br \/>\nAnd insubstantiality<br \/>\nReally it is meaningless<br \/>\nThe desert is no place to be<br \/>\nIn a pool a dolphin needs the ocean<br \/>\nTo be free<br \/>\nNot in very hot place<br \/>\nLike the desert actually<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s selfish and it&#8217;s very cruel<br \/>\nTo bathe under the sun<br \/>\nDepth is what is needed<br \/>\nWhen the day is done<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s hellishly uncomfortable<br \/>\nFor a dolphin in a pool<br \/>\nSo far away from the ocean<br \/>\nEnclosed in a blue wall<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s artificiality<br \/>\nA lifeless environment<br \/>\nFed on dead fish every day<br \/>\nWho would be content<br \/>\nWith such a sterile bathtub<br \/>\nA chlorinated stew<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s really all half measures<br \/>\nAnd that isn&#8217;t what you do<\/p>\n<p>With cetaceans that need water<br \/>\nThey need a life force and to say<br \/>\nIs good enough to put them in dead tank<br \/>\nAnd expect them to stay<br \/>\nNothing there to stimulate<br \/>\nTheir senses therefore why<br \/>\nPrisoners in disarray<br \/>\nWould prefer to die<\/p>\n<p>Dolphins live in pods you see<br \/>\nTheir mother by their side<br \/>\nA lone dolphin from another family<br \/>\nAlthough it&#8217;s been denied<br \/>\nWill not be able to communicate<br \/>\nAnd already that is bad<br \/>\nAnd they do have memories<br \/>\nAnd will be very sad<\/p>\n<p>Whoever had this bright idea<br \/>\nHas clearly lost his way<br \/>\nDolphins in the desert<br \/>\nBeing made to pay<br \/>\nTheir way by doing silly trucks<br \/>\nUnder a desert sun<br \/>\nAnd will no doubt  get bitten<br \/>\nBy mosquitos it&#8217;s not fun<\/p>\n<p>A dolphin may swim 50 miles a day<br \/>\nOr even more<br \/>\nAnd dive down catching fishes<br \/>\nTheir lives they do adore<br \/>\nPlaying in the shadows<br \/>\nInquisitive they be<br \/>\nAlways learning always yearning<br \/>\nJust to be so free<\/p>\n<p>In the waves they play all day<br \/>\nFollow boats and enjoy the spray<br \/>\nCommunicate and learn to be<br \/>\nLeaping diving constantly<br \/>\nBut in a pool no where to go<br \/>\nNo one to speak to<br \/>\nAnd no flow<br \/>\nNo living souls no plants<br \/>\nNothing<br \/>\nJust repetition that does bring<\/p>\n<p>Any creature big or small<br \/>\nInto boredom one and all<br \/>\nUnsustainable you can say<br \/>\nInclined to weaken by the day<br \/>\nLacking vigour sluggishness<br \/>\nA sort of turmoil builds and stress<br \/>\nWill influence their heart and mind<br \/>\nAnd be Prejudiced to human kind<\/p>\n<p>Arizona is no place<br \/>\nFor any sea life<br \/>\nWe must face<br \/>\nThe predicament<br \/>\nOf this arrogance<br \/>\nThat will influence<br \/>\nThe circumstance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IfnArizona had been supposed to have Dolphins creation would Have put them all in small pools Which would have been for their good But all we see is lizards and snakes Around the place Nor Dolphins it just makes no &hellip; 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