Come Young Pirates, Part V I - Marvels Of The Sea Poem by Captain Cur

Sparring winds duel from the north
Quick moving clouds issuing forth
While the skies redoubling grew
Reflecting off the mirrored blue.
Beneath the surface currents pass
Twin dolphins play, young clown fish laugh
And swim along the sandy plain
Lush and green though void of rain.
Deep in the waters of this keep
Flowers grow wild and plants grow steep
Tiers of gardens beautifully decked
Devised by an ancient architect
That carved the coral reefs by hand
and separated sea from land.

What wealth to earth these treasures bring
A basin of eternal springs
Where evolution took great care
To thrive beneath the sea and air.
Once formed these species were combined
Each according to their own kind;
To breed, observe, to dart and hide
On constant watch with lidless eyes,
Mysterious creatures thus express
Creation's dawn from dust to flesh!

Silty landscapes and shifting glades
Seamless dimensions on display,
Were burrowed deep through solid rock
By elemental building blocks.
In the deeps, these bottomless wells,
The coldest forms of sea life dwell
But ones that live more near the light
In beauteous colors come to life;
There tolls a monumental scene
As thousands gather, swarm and stream;
All the troupes of fish reforming,
Aquatic acrobats performing,
A carnival!   A jubilee!
Comprise these marvels of the sea.