Such depths and beauty of the sea
Hypnotic in its ebb and flow
Translucent anonymity
The more we seek, the less we know

Oceanic waters wash the sands
Whose memories reside in earth
While Neptune’s horses ride the land
And waves crescendo in the surf!

What secrets does the sea conceal?
As calm or stormy winds prevail
And buffeted, she may reveal
Her cosmic debris in the gale

What currents lie beneath her swell?
In symphony with lunar tides
Whose ancient rhythms know so well
The cycles of their children’s lives

As sea nymphs frolic in the spray
And fish cavort with grace and speed
While, glassy-eyed, the manta ray
Lurks, well-hidden, in the weeds

Observing dolphins as they swim
And dive amidst the pounding roar
Of waves transporting tail and fin
Toward the ever distant shore

Whose boundaries we cannot see
Or measure with the naked eye
Portrayed in flowing imagery
As shifting sands beneath the sky

Caressing water’s edge, are born
Each grain evolving as the Sea
Of Life in all her many forms
Displays her awesome symmetry

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