Michael Degenhardt Poet Quatrain

Aquarium Way

Their world, it offers peace, tranquility
I gaze upon it when troubled and blue
It exists in silence within my world
As in my home, their world is there too

I maintain it for them, so they do exist
As their lives are what I wish mine to be
Swimming along behind transparent walls
Not knowing they’re captives, they swim carefree

Bright colors, subdued hues, natural shades
A world of splendor for them, so thrives
I witness them, their beauty, calmness, too
Realizing then, what it means to be a live

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Heidie Buys August 3, 2008 at 12:49 PM So serene and well written. Nothing better to soothe the mind than watching an aquarium. Very inventive poem. Regards Heidie

Daver Austin August 3, 2008 at 11:26 AM This is a great image. I can get lost in your fishbowl...wrote a poem about it once. as usual, you are so inventive and talented. Love, Daver

Kristin Reynolds August 3, 2008 at 5:24 AM So true, and yes, I look at my pets some days and sigh, "Oh, to be a beloved pet - how serene!" Agh well...at least we don't have to poop outside. lol love Kristin