Ode to the Ocean

I open my eyes and take in the sight We’re finally here and I just can’t believe it! It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before Nothing can compare to the ocean’s allure. I run onto the sand and into the crashing waves I dive deeper and deeper following the fish All colors of the rainbow swimming into the open sea All shapes and sizes from a boulder to a pea I follow the fish for a while Until we come to a beautiful coral reef. Its pastel colors could not be accurately described Nor could words so beautiful be transcribed Families of fish were swimming together Meeting other fish in what seemed to be ways of saying hi It seemed to me like it was a suburb Making bubbles through little blurbs Could it be that they lived like us? Was their swimming equivalent to our walking? Both of us are carnivores and herbivores Could we share even more? I swam around a little longer the thoughts playing in my head I wished I could stay forever But I knew it was nearing time for leave And I had a long way back in from the sea I would be sure never to forget this magical place Filled with the teeming lives of the oceans inhabitants All of beautiful colors and sights Will surely be in my dreams tonight