7.30.2017

With My Daughter at the Ray Touch Tank

Remember how giddy we were,
thrusting our arms
up to the elbow in cold water,
clutching smelt till the rays came
and snuffled them from our hands?

Remember how shocked we were,
squealing with surprised joy,
how tiny teeth felt on our palms
gnawing so gently it tickled
like a cat’s rough tongue?

Remember their smiles,
how we proclaimed cownose rays
the cutest of all living things?
I remember your eyes, glossy
with laughter, and feeling so alive.

Karin’s prompt to the Real Toads: A GLANCE AT NARRATIVE
Posted by Marian at 9:08 AM
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13 comments:

  1. OutlawyerJuly 30, 2017 at 11:58 AM

    Ah lovely, a story of childhood and motherhood and other being-hood--the world being a bigger place than we understand at first as children. Really lovely--a very simple incident can hold so much (as you show.) Thanks for participating, Marian, really thanks. k.

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  2. Kerry O'ConnorJuly 30, 2017 at 1:06 PM

    Gosh! I'd love to see rays that close up too. Such grace ad remarkable beauty. The experience you relate really shines.

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  3. Sanaa RizviJuly 30, 2017 at 1:25 PM

    I love this!❤️ You make me wanna see it for myself!❤️

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  4. Magaly GuerreroJuly 30, 2017 at 2:35 PM

    I can feel the joy... through every word. Thanks so much for sharing such warmth. Lovely.

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  5. Toni SpencerJuly 30, 2017 at 3:20 PM

    What a wonderfully warm shared moment! I love the smelts tickling the palms of your hands with their tiny teeth. Thank you for telling this to us.

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  6. JimJuly 30, 2017 at 5:14 PM

    It's sooo much fun, joy, in putting ones self into the playland of a child. The have fun, as much as you. For a momenr, I was having fun with you all.
    I learned too, how to catch smelt. The cat has different degrees of chump on their bite.
    ..

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  7. JimJuly 30, 2017 at 5:14 PM

    It's sooo much fun, joy, in putting ones self into the playland of a child. The have fun, as much as you. For a momenr, I was having fun with you all.
    I learned too, how to catch smelt. The cat has different degrees of chump on their bite.
    ..

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  8. Kim RussellJuly 31, 2017 at 4:05 AM

    I've never experienced a ray touch tank and I should imagine it's great fun to do with a child. I imagined 'how tiny teeth felt on our palms / gnawing so gently it tickled / like a cat’s rough tongue'.

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  9. ayalaJuly 31, 2017 at 7:07 AM

    I love this!

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  10. Paul John DearJuly 31, 2017 at 7:14 AM

    I have no idea whatsoever what it is that you speak of here...but now I really want to find out.

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  11. Sherry Blue SkyJuly 31, 2017 at 2:52 PM

    I love this so much!

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  12. grapelingAugust 7, 2017 at 2:37 AM

    rays are cool ~

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  13. Sarah RussellAugust 7, 2017 at 11:44 PM

    I can feel your joy and hear the giggles. A wonderful memory.

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