' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Big Blue Hole Poem by Dónall Dempsey

He had paid
no attention

to the smell
of fear in the air

an ounce more
of danger

the slight shift of
tension

the tiny crab now
pinching the air

angrily & with
growing desperation

as he rattled around
the bright blue hole

that had loomed
out of nowhere

swallowed him whole
stealing the world.

He appeared to be
attached to

the little laughter
of the giant hand

holding it tightly
as it ran...ran

to its “Mummy...Mummy! ”

“Look...look...I’ve
captured a monster! ”
“Moi...the monster! ”
scowled and scuttled


the crab now
beside itself.

Crab couldn’t
believe its good luck

when it heard the “Mummy...Mummy! ” giant
tell the “Little girl” giant

“Lovely darling! ”

“Now...shall we
put this magnificent monster

back into
the sea


before its Mummy
misses it? ”

“Yes...let’s! ”

Suddenly amidst
squeals & laughter

he was emptied
out onto sand

and ran and ran
towards the sweet voice

of the sea
whisking him away to

...safety.