of azure and gold
purple to behold
of flat lying creatures
spotted as the sand
rays of sunlight
dancing in your hand
bubbles and caves
tigers with fins
acrobatic dolphins
no tittle-tattle
only the sound of
a wave or a paddle
head clear
as the water
life is moving
all around
I spy a brain
of coral champagne
waving polyps
looking as fingers
a spikey underwater
porcupine
and the stars here
have arms
I can reach out
and touch
they don't fall
they crawl
on the reefs
the color of
autumn leaf's