Years ago, I was a child who found the sea a playful friend.
My first steps, taught by tiny crabs that pranced against the salty wind.
Twenty summers swiftly passed, and the lonely mermaid swam away,
Leaving me with river frogs and algae pool in monsoon gray.
Long I hid in hidden coves. But blue waves teased my eyes
With droplets of a starlit dome and sapphire sand in distant skies.
Can you reach that orchid island yonder? the purple dolphins dared.
Their alien music sounded strange. But I sang the songs I heard.
Hence this spray of blue poems, I ride across the sea.
Aquamarine crystal clouds they slice, my eagle wings now free.
On flower-scented hills, this armored shadow now reclines
To float and drift and dream again on ancient rocks of time.
22 Feb 2009
1:45 pm
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The hacked version
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