Life In An Aquarium Premiere Contest Winner

Yellow Butterflyfish and Snakeskin Discus
swim freely in this life I call an aquarium-
I see a Purple Regal Tang as the Pufferfish 
sang with a melody like a sweet guitar strum.
Blue and pink coral, like a make-believe floral
stand strong and tall in the salt-watered tank-
The lemon green Laurel streams along so eternal
as the Orange Angelfish swim along the bank.
A Red-Tailed Crab and a slimy Snail like to grab
food sprinkled from the main aquarium caretaker-
Instead of eating scraps they find a lily pad
to rest and continue being nosey spectators.

Is this just a dream? Is my life not as it seems?
Cuz’ when I look around along the ground 
my human reflection is all I unbelievably see-
This life that I have found, I just sit here profound
gazing at the amazing life of salt water beauty.

Oh no! I see a Reef Shark and I start to embark
on my way towards the side of the glass-
I find relief in the belief that he may depart
since he comes from a breed of a docile class.
Rainbow Sea Stars you can see from afar
with hues like a pink and yellow sunset-
What a lovely sight! I can’t forget the spark
of her glowing romantic shaded silhouette. 
A Painted Turtle guy who caught my fascination
wandering in front of me slower than a snail-
A super fertile Ray lays her eggs with illumination
as the Foxface Rabbitfish flips her yellow tail.

Living in a tank of salt is obviously my true calling,
even though I always wanted to be a veterinarian-
My true wish is to live with fish,
for in water there is no falling-
Floating, swimming, kicking with a swish,
I love my life in a beautiful aquarium.


Theme: Life In An Aquarium
February 15, 2017
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017


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Date: 3/4/2017 9:19:00 AM
What a fun LaLoo ride! Thanks and Congrats!
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Date: 2/28/2017 8:04:00 PM
Your aquarium teems with poetic life. A lot more interesting than the Guppies I always managed to kill in my gold fish bowl. Not a lot of inspiration watching floating fish. Congratulations LuLoo, well deserved...
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Date: 2/27/2017 9:09:00 AM
Full of color and description, Laura. Congrats on your top award. Worthy of reading twice to catch the internal rhyme.
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Date: 2/27/2017 8:14:00 AM
You know you got me hooked, with the internal rhyme, congrats on another fine win! Don't you get tired of winning Luloo? lol!
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Date: 2/26/2017 8:05:00 PM
An engrossing reflection of aquatic life! Huge Congrats on ur topping the list!!
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Date: 2/16/2017 2:56:00 AM
A beautiful description of life in an aquarium, Luloo:) a 7:)
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