Wonder is the main feeling in "Luminosity," a short poem about jellyfish glowing in dark water. It opens with a burst of paired action words, "Glowing and Blinking," "Bobbing and Jiggling," "Zapping and Yapping," which make the creatures seem lively and a little playful. The rhymes in that last pair add a bouncy, almost noisy energy.
Midway through, the poem admits a darker side. The speaker mentions venom and toxicity, so the beauty comes with danger. But that doesn't spoil the mood. The repeated word "Life" suggests the speaker cares most about how alive the water feels, with so many soft, wobbling bodies filling it.
The ending pulls everything together in one image. The glowing lights remind the speaker of stars, so the jellyfish become "Stars of the sea." The speaker sounds awed, as if the sight is almost too magnificent to describe, and the poem leaves us with a sense of calm, glittering mystery.