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by Alan S. Bridges, Michael Dylan Welch, and John S Green
First published in Frogpond 48:3, Autumn 2025, page 89. Originally written 22 June 2025 on the road between Whale Cove and Lincoln City, Oregon. The title comes from “Sea Crits Revealed,” a billboard advertising slogan for the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Oregon..
hidden cove
the harbor seal’s
banana pose Alan
the black oystercatcher’s
curved bill Michael
whale watching
the sweep of the captain’s
binoculars John
spouting horn
the guillemot’s piping Alan
in the kayak’s wake
a trio
of phosphorescent jellies Michael
under the bridge’s arch
fledgling gulls John
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