Abyssi

In the shallow waters, children play Crashing waves all night and all day Beautiful shells, colorful fish For what more could one wish?

Then you go deeper, into the open Where whales roam and ships lay broken Filled with multitudes of life With which the ocean is rife.

Deeper still, into the abyss Where light dies and things seem amiss Monstrous things with long, jagged teeth Swim all around in the underneath.

Then there is the bottom of it all It's there that you feel so very small No man can go that deep Down where lies the things that sleep.

Where all is quiet, and all is still Where the water is thick and the pressure will kill There lies the unexplored, the unexplained What wonders now does it contain?

So next time you see the ocean blue Remember that it's more than it's lovely hue From lovely fish to horrible fright As light as day to darker than night