. . . . .
An Abysinnian sunlight’s mystery
films, filters, reads, reef forest where combine
fauna and flora, found in fluid line
amidst balmy abyss beneath still sea.
In iodine brine, colours cloud crowd, see
purple draped in sumptuous design
through wormy reaches deep pale polyps sign, -
moss, algae, urchins and anemone.
With splendid scales which shame enamels we
may see swift fish swim by reefs coralline,
swish lazily, in sequence serpentine,
then with fast flick of fiery flame fin he
shoots an em’rald, pearl and golden shiver
through crystal stillness blue, yet still a-quiver...






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