Beneath the Sea

    My dreams weave through pink coral reefs
    and extend across the ocean floor
    into a deeper deep, where they gently rest,
    muffled under the ocean’s weight,
    inside a spiraling nook of an opalescent conch.
    There, they kiss the hand of passing mermaids
    and quietly greet each sea horse,
    under the watchful eye of an octopus.
    Passing ships cast gloomy shadows--
    oblivious to my whimsical dream.
    They veil the silver waters in soft twilight
    as Neptune slowly draws in his evening net.
    Once more, I fall asleep inside my delicate shell
    beneath the fathoms of blue sea.