{"id":51888,"date":"2021-09-30T03:19:10","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T03:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=51888"},"modified":"2021-09-30T04:38:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T04:38:40","slug":"an-inexplicable-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/09\/an-inexplicable-destination\/","title":{"rendered":"An inexplicable destination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>in what is a desert<\/p>\n<p>the Mojave \u00a0desert<\/p>\n<p>cold in the night time<\/p>\n<p>hot in the day<\/p>\n<p>South East California to Yutah<\/p>\n<p>a way<\/p>\n<p>away its barren and so very hot<\/p>\n<p>but apart from the \u00a0extremes<\/p>\n<p>there isnt a lot<\/p>\n<p>of people around here<\/p>\n<p>Death Valley Park<\/p>\n<p>and here we find Dolphins<\/p>\n<p>all leaving their mark<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>from the ocean to this hell hole<\/p>\n<p>a small pool of blue<\/p>\n<p>where there are people<\/p>\n<p>if only a few<\/p>\n<p>set up shop<\/p>\n<p>animals frequently<\/p>\n<p>make it their place<\/p>\n<p>to go with the flow<\/p>\n<p>and like here a disgrace.<\/p>\n<p>its wild and its dusty<\/p>\n<p>an inhospitable place<\/p>\n<p>hazardous driving<\/p>\n<p>something folks face<\/p>\n<p>undying immortal<\/p>\n<p>a powdery blue sky<\/p>\n<p>above us the rest<\/p>\n<p>is massively dry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>in this wild landscape<\/p>\n<p>are Joshua Trees 48000 odd miles<\/p>\n<p>wind the tape<\/p>\n<p>existence is possible<\/p>\n<p>seemingly so<\/p>\n<p>Sparseness and meagreness<\/p>\n<p>thats if you go<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2013 someone had an idea<\/p>\n<p>Dolphins in the \u00a0Mojave<\/p>\n<p>it didn\u2019t make sense<\/p>\n<p>An American nightmare<\/p>\n<p>the Mirage Hotel a Casino<\/p>\n<p>of sorts<\/p>\n<p>imported \u00a0some dolphins<\/p>\n<p>and some rather sad thoughts<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>a world of difference<\/p>\n<p>the sun and the sand<\/p>\n<p>Wild dolphins imported<\/p>\n<p>Who\u2019d understand<\/p>\n<p>a vast arid area<\/p>\n<p>baked \u00a0hard we see<\/p>\n<p>Captive dolphins in situ<\/p>\n<p>their obscurity<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>artificiality<\/p>\n<p>was the new kid<\/p>\n<p>on the great block of time<\/p>\n<p>somewhat incomplete<\/p>\n<p>the perfunctory rhyme<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>a blue concrete pool<\/p>\n<p>24 Dolphin souls<\/p>\n<p>a Hotel and Casino<\/p>\n<p>all in new roles<\/p>\n<p>an alien landscape<\/p>\n<p>disharmony<\/p>\n<p>a shindig a bedlam<\/p>\n<p>a muddled display<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the blistering heat<\/p>\n<p>no ancestors before<\/p>\n<p>from the cool of \u00a0the sea<\/p>\n<p>a beginning, no more<\/p>\n<p>an impression not much else<\/p>\n<p>the heat of the day<\/p>\n<p>and the skin of the creatures<\/p>\n<p>from far far away.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>an assemblage of creatures<\/p>\n<p>Who lived in the deep<\/p>\n<p>in the cool of \u00a0the ocean<\/p>\n<p>a life force to reap<\/p>\n<p>and now were transported<\/p>\n<p>into a hot place<\/p>\n<p>with a great baking sun<\/p>\n<p>a making its case<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No shade \u00a0to speak of<\/p>\n<p>Just relentless heat<\/p>\n<p>a dwindling life force<\/p>\n<p>so indiscreet<\/p>\n<p>so foreign so out of it<\/p>\n<p>an inversion of sorts<\/p>\n<p>jiggery pokery<\/p>\n<p>Somebody\u2019s thoughts<\/p>\n<p>to the fore in the raw<\/p>\n<p>an encircling pool<\/p>\n<p>with so many limitations<\/p>\n<p>a circle thats all<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>learning to leap<\/p>\n<p>in a rather tight space<\/p>\n<p>an orbit of oggling<\/p>\n<p>All over the place<\/p>\n<p>a complete change of scenery<\/p>\n<p>that was for sure<\/p>\n<p>something to get over<\/p>\n<p>and must want some more<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>skin blisters dry cough<\/p>\n<p>an environment lost<\/p>\n<p>the lack of \u00a0water<\/p>\n<p>whatever that cost<\/p>\n<p>mankind is anything but<\/p>\n<p>kind and we<\/p>\n<p>see 24 Dolphins shipped<\/p>\n<p>not thoughtfully<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>a degree of \u00a0obtuseness<\/p>\n<p>a sweltering mood<\/p>\n<p>so cold at night<\/p>\n<p>a dead kind of place<\/p>\n<p>lacking all,pace<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Audible pictures<\/p>\n<p>Coming to mind<\/p>\n<p>the call of the sea<\/p>\n<p>and how we unwind<\/p>\n<p>in an oven of \u00a0hell fire<\/p>\n<p>vibrations galore<\/p>\n<p>but all of them alien<\/p>\n<p>not as before<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>different sounds<\/p>\n<p>More human<\/p>\n<p>dissonance here<\/p>\n<p>what is a yowling<\/p>\n<p>and what about fear<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>a complex equation<\/p>\n<p>of deafness and scent<\/p>\n<p>its all out of \u00a0earshot<\/p>\n<p>nothing felt lent<\/p>\n<p>to the luminous order<\/p>\n<p>the transmission of light<\/p>\n<p>to the glassiness water<\/p>\n<p>and the colours sent<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>12 Dolphins deaths<\/p>\n<p>11 there be<\/p>\n<p>Bored to the tears<\/p>\n<p>and rationed we see<\/p>\n<p>a great lack of extremes<\/p>\n<p>of images raw<\/p>\n<p>for now where we be<\/p>\n<p>there are no life forms<\/p>\n<p>the aspect of sharing<\/p>\n<p>with the utmost care<\/p>\n<p>really how daring<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>brainwashed by trainers<\/p>\n<p>who think that they know<\/p>\n<p>what makes us tick<\/p>\n<p>which is quite a blow<\/p>\n<p>in all probability<\/p>\n<p>we all need to be<\/p>\n<p>practical survivors<\/p>\n<p>presumably.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Commerce and human<\/p>\n<p>activity, mean\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>the stresses we feel<\/p>\n<p>more like have beens<\/p>\n<p>filed away in a place<\/p>\n<p>with the sun beaming high<\/p>\n<p>and a rather hot face<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Feeling unwholesome<\/p>\n<p>stagnant and blue<\/p>\n<p>as the days pass degeneracy<\/p>\n<p>it does do<\/p>\n<p>mischief inside of us<\/p>\n<p>we\u2019re disempowered<\/p>\n<p>on a razors edge<\/p>\n<p>Left \u00a0to play to the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>in what is a desert the Mojave \u00a0desert cold in the night time hot in the day South East California to Yutah a way away its barren and so very hot but apart from the \u00a0extremes there isnt a lot &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/09\/an-inexplicable-destination\/\">Continue reading <span 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