everywhere around the world the blue of my skirt touches shores container ships sail o'er me in the night stars twinkling on their bows whales and fishes live in my fathom's depths kelp's and beautiful corals make homes in the salt of my brine yet I'm assailed by the unthinking slicks from oil spills choking my environs plastic bags and human effluent galore deposited in my turquoise colored prettiness the oceans on our planet need our care so please treat them as a precious jewel