Upon the land we lubbers long and languish

Separate from sanguine sea and sacred sky

Yet there among the vapors, unvanquished

Float our daydreams, there our imaginations may fly!

Across the azure sphere a brigade begins their march

From each glassy horizon, a heady, heavenly gift

Bourne of brine, sea and sun, above, apparitions arch

Billowing, boundless — a pelagic procession, adrift!

A pelican with gullet full, a fish escapes its chops

Then a an undulating eel, an otter flips and flops

A zephyr-riding whale with zaftig tail, splashing

Next a vexing shark, great and white, teeth gnashing!

A clamoring calamity of clams clamping their pearls

A sparkling array of sponges and rays, spirals, swirls

Fish with swords, horses with fins, an army of octopi

Occupying the sky as the clouds go by and by and we sigh

Then the grandest of blimps begs our watchful eyes

Majestic and ethereal, the giant sea turtle glides

Gently paddling the stratosphere, its loftiness belies

Its depth and power — then come its showers — stirring awake our inner tides!