oh, the surface tension,  
holding the wild beneath,  
where I float, buoyant,  
the cool water kisses my skin,  
a sweet moment of clarity,  
where i'm a welcome guest,
the deeper i go.

fish dart around    
homes in coral,   
sea anemones swaying,  
little dancers in the blue haze,  
snakes gliding on the sandy floor,  
that octopus, oh, the octopus!
the wizard of disguise,   
hiding beneath the shells,  
soft moss a velvet carpet.  

the turtles,  
gentle giants, drifting,  
letting the current cradle their shells,  
the waves pulse and heave,  
wild and electric,  

all of us,  
the fish, the plants,  
in syncopation,  
we flow together,
drifting this way,
and that way.