The Red Sea

Come down and explore the azure realm
     Where blue-cheeked butterfly fish glide in twos—
Where valleys of fire corals abound
     In shimmering, reticulated blues.

Come down and see the meandering
     Moray sleek her length through a jagged reef,
Or catch sight of a stingray's speckled wings—
     Luminous blue spots that defy belief!

Come beneath, see what we saw today:
     Schools of angelfish striped orange and teal,
Turtles swanning up through watery light,
     And this old, Egyptian, chariot wheel ...