Re: Melibe leonina from Alaska
January 17, 2001
From: William Cullen
Dear Bill,
I didn't know you lived on the other side of the world. Thank you for the information, there was a lot of good stuff. My whole family enjoyed it. We don't have an underwater camera yet that will work, but we will send a photo when we get one. We are writing a book about sailing on Prince William Sound. I would like to share a poem my sister Sherstin wrote about Melibe leonina
Here she is like flower in the Wind
Silent as a ghost, yet drifting.
Drifting with all the grace and tranquility no other Nudibranch could have
Yet she is not Vain
Still she drifts, opening her purse net to catch the plankton that feeds
her small clear body.
She gently lands on a piece of Eel grass and stands with all the grace
and dignity of a lion
Remember, Leonina means little lion.
I'll send you a picture when I can, probably this summer. That's this winter for you.
Sincerely,
William
cullenmd@alaska.net
Cullen, W., 2001 (Jan 17) Re: Melibe leonina from Alaska. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3557Dear William,
Please thank Sherstin for the wonderful poem. It must be one of the very few poems about sea slugs. I look forward to your photos.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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