a dolphin
dives into the sea ~
shattered glass

shattered glass
startles sailors ~
a shark fin

a shark fin
parts gentle waters ~
tissue paper

tissue paper
spreads over the sea ~
breeze's gift

breeze's gift
lures in sea gulls ~
morning journey

morning journey
to the sandy shore ~
seaturtles

seaturtles
crawl into the waves ~
swallowed

swallowed
by great blue whale ~
a school of fish

a school of fish
moves as one soul ~
true unity

true unity
broken by man ~
ocean forsaken

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• Date written: June 9, 2017 • Word Count: 78 • Line Count: 30 • Stanza Count: 10 •