The sky is blue, and water wet;
So the ocean must be too.
Once I sunk beneath the waves
To gain a better view:
Pink and spongy; black and scaly;
Yellow jelly, cold and clammy;
Beady eyestalks glaring
From an urchin crusted cave.
Clustered tubercles protruding,
Searching tentacles recoiling,
Pulsing mandibles awaiting;
Ever lurking in the shade.
The universe exploding with
One billion burning suns,
Is empty, void and meaningless
When all is said and done.
So for those inclined to measure
What hue the ocean be:
Ignore her gaudy creatures
For the darkness in between.
The sky is blue, and water wet,
But the ocean – it is black
And I fear the vile abyss that is
Endless, dark, and black.
Jun 30, 2019
Jun 30, 2019 at 8:05 AM UTC
The sky is blue, and water wet;
So the ocean must be too.
Once I sunk beneath the waves
To gain a better view:
Pink and spongy; black and scaly;
Yellow jelly, cold and clammy;
Beady eyestalks glaring
From an urchin crusted cave.
Clustered tubercles protruding,
Searching tentacles recoiling,
Pulsing mandibles awaiting;
Ever lurking in the shade.
The universe exploding with
One billion burning suns,
Is empty, void and meaningless
When all is said and done.
So for those inclined to measure
What hue the ocean be:
Ignore her gaudy creatures
For the darkness in between.
The sky is blue, and water wet,
But the ocean – it is black
And I fear the vile abyss that is
Endless, dark, and black.
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