Dear Dolphin

One thousand miles from my home,
One thousand miles at sea,
Dear dolphin you're a welcome sight.
I'm glad you've come to me.

Presumably your home is here,
I trust you've not come far.
You know that I'm a stranger here,
Lead onward by a star.

Your knowing nod and playful smile
Diversion do provide.
Go on and play along my wake,
And travel by my side.

I wonder really what you know,
And if your tongue could speak,
What wondrous tales of the deep
You could, to me, repeat.

Though prior to a dialogue,
You choose to glide away.
And with an airborne twist and flip,
You signal me good—day.