A lightning bolt is thrown
down the gullet of a moon fish
electrifying the flat body
and sending it soaring
to replace the drifting one above.
the vacuum commonly associated with space
will usurp the lightning from the slippery throne
and the new moon will bloat to fullness before deflating,
just to be replaced again.

A force from the deep
may bubble and roll the waters
before quieting
and snatching the frightened souls from the sailors
to charge the lightning that strikes the moon fish.