Seagrass meadows sway
in the gentle tide.
Filmy tendrils of feather
algae drift dreamily.

Intricate sea fans filter
the currents with webbed
lacelike celestial branches.
Manta ray glides lazily by.

Squid pulsates with a blush
of color, surprised to see me
walking among the undersea
forest of staghorn coral.

Kelp strand loops sweetly
around my hand, as if to say,
hello, old friend, good to see you,
as reef shark slips by slowly.

I wonder if fish sleepswim
in our dusty world of bright air
the way I sleepwalk naturally
in their fluid shadowy habitat.

Rebekah Marshall @Home Studio