The Greatness of the Ocean
By Shanika A
Published 6 August 2024
The ocean, a mighty giant,
Cradles the earth in a watery embrace.
Its surface, a mirror to the sky,
Reflects the changing moods of heaven.
The waves are the ocean’s breaths,
Inhaling and exhaling against the shore in a rhythm as old as time.
In its depth, the ocean hides treasures and tales untold,
A silent guardian of history’s secret.
Creatures great and small navigate the currents,
A dance of life in the liquid’s vastness.
The seabed, an underwater tapestry, is woven with corals and creatures,
A living mosaic unseen by the sun.
The sun’s ray pierces the surface,
A cascade of light reaches down into the blue infinity.
The ocean’s skin is etched with the trails of passing ships,
A fleeting touch upon its ageless face,
At the edge of the world, the ocean kisses the horizon,
A lover’s embrace that binds water to sky,
A force of nature, the ocean can nurture or punish,
A reminder of our smallness in the face of its grandeur,
It whispers of adventure and mystery,
Calling to the wanderer’s soul with the promise of the unknown.
The ocean, a world within our world, is a canvas of the planet’s deepest blues.