Fantasy Fish In a Fantasy Ocean
Myths and legends have held the hearts spell bound for years
Mermaids, mythical animals, phoenix's have kept us enraptured in childhood
One of granny's tales was of an ocean high above the Himalayas
Hanging in mid air like a globe ruled by a magician king and his doting wife
Sequinned scaly scalloping flagships in myriad colours float in water without being wet
They could switch their coloured costumes and genders at random
Their comic foolery held me in much delight
Loving each other and holding flaps they swam in circles
Singing sweetest songs quivered only to good children and gods
They could open their flaps to swallow in fruit
And shut like an umbrella to chew their juicy delight
They could rock and roll into a wrap and twist and shake in feverish madness
When sad and I shed a tear I was frightfully warned
That the tear would scallop to their beautiful rainbow kingdom
To choke out the music of one mellifluous scintillating sequinned fish
My dreamscapes and reality have been filled with their enigmatic lives
Of the fantasy fish fishing in their fruity coral reef in a fantasy ocean
Balveen Cheema
November 12, 2015
Contest: Fantasy Fish In A Fantasy Ocean
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