Beautiful Fishes

Deep beneath the glimmering wave,

Enticing into the deep those who choose to see,

She sings a melody that brings a sailor to his tar-stained knee,

Deadly beauty calling to the jack who is a knave.

Captivated by piercing eyes of velvet blue,

Shimmering scales reflecting a sea of green,

Breasts that glisten in the sun under salty drops white,

Flowing hair combed by the ocean so clear.

Calling in voices that make a man weak,

Being in the arms of a dream within a watery eternal sleep,

Delicate webbed hands that reach with deadly hunger,

Capturing Jacktar's imagination with black desire.

Eric B. Ramey

The Poetree