Hi Erin Can I put my two cents worth in? I know you are talking about dolphins but this fits in also. When we were at Marineland and viewing the baby whales I was most impressed by the "midwife". She (?) does a dance with the new mother. Spiraling around her body almost touching. She also would suck on the new mom's nipples to help the milk come in. Another time she cleaned her of any lingering blood and fluids involved in child birth. She was a calming presence to the new mom and baby. She would also nudge and glide along beside the baby. I noticed the the baby was in complete sync with the mom's swimming. Always just a couple of inches above the upper body like the baby was attached by an invisible cord. There was so much commuciation going on at different levels. Like Sonar,I could even imagine lullabyes begin "sung" It was very calming and soothing. And wonderful to watch. I also was reminded of Madeline L'engles book "Ring of Endless Light" about communicating with the dolphins and how they responded to the heroines sorrow. It also deals with time and space and how the dolphins teach her about nonlinear time. Hence the poem "The ring of Endless Light" by Harry Vaughan 17th century used in the title. "I saw eternity the other night Like a great ring of pure and endless light, all calm, as it was bright. And round beneath it, Time, in hours, days, years, Driven by the sphere, Like a vast shadow moved, in which the world and all her train were hurled" Thanks for letting me share Love Mom in law.
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Date: 2005-07-14 07:37 pm (UTC)Can I put my two cents worth in? I know you are talking about dolphins but this fits in also.
When we were at Marineland and viewing the baby whales I was most impressed by the "midwife". She (?) does a dance with the new mother. Spiraling around her body almost touching. She also would suck on the new mom's nipples to help the milk come in. Another time she cleaned her of any lingering blood and fluids involved in child birth. She was a calming presence to the new mom and baby.
She would also nudge and glide along beside the baby.
I noticed the the baby was in complete sync with the mom's swimming. Always just a couple of inches above the upper body like the baby was attached by an invisible cord.
There was so much commuciation going on at different levels. Like Sonar,I could even imagine lullabyes begin "sung"
It was very calming and soothing.
And wonderful to watch.
I also was reminded of Madeline L'engles book "Ring of Endless Light" about communicating with the dolphins and how they responded to the heroines sorrow. It also deals with time and space and how the dolphins teach her about nonlinear time.
Hence the poem "The ring of Endless Light" by Harry Vaughan 17th century used in the title.
"I saw eternity the other night
Like a great ring of pure and endless light,
all calm, as it was bright.
And round beneath it, Time, in hours, days, years,
Driven by the sphere,
Like a vast shadow moved, in which the world and all her train were hurled"
Thanks for letting me share
Love Mom in law.