The Ocean I Know!

I know it to be true That the ocean sea is blue I know it to be true The mountains compliment the ocean The fountains supplement the ocean I know it to be true The ocean is extremely salty Inhabited by fishes of various faculties I know it to be true The ocean is a source of food and minerals Embellished with floors of pearls, shells and corals I know it to be true; That infinite battles have been fought Across stormy tidal and calmly ocean waves Where slaves have been sold and bought With freedom won not merely by a simple handshake I know it to be true; That down below is an amazing picture Of many a wonderful sea creature That fishermen, endlessly try to capture What about the water sports being featured? Swimming, diving, boating, and waterskiing All written excitingly in the oceans scripture Still the ocean sometimes doesn’t know how to behave When they come marching, those ginormous tidal waves! All those present become a slave to its oceanic graves And yet I know it to be true If we shave all the water of the oceans carpet Living will not be worth it on this planet! Copyright 2006 - Sylvia Chidi