| Commentary and Philosophy Poetry posted July 6, 2009 |
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Reflective Quatrains
Treasures of a Tidal Pool
by adewpearl
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A tide pool's treasures give a glimpse of life's pursuit beneath the sea - sea stars and spiny urchins vie for beauty of their symmetry. As hermit crabs crawl through green kelp, ornately-hued anemone pursue their prey in guise of flow'rs, maintaining their hegemony. While color pops in brilliant bursts, a constant struggle to survive continues with each current's change, as life adjusts if it's to thrive. The secret kept in tidal pools among bright coloration's bloom is that its vivid creatures must adapt or meet their certain doom. |
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All the creatures in this poem are those that live in tidal pools, a place not meant to be home for the fragile. Because of huge changes in temperature and salination that come with the tide's going in and out, and because low tide exposes this sea life to all sorts of dangers, only the most hardy dare to call the tidal pool their home. Nothing is more beautiful to photograph as a tidal pool will be filled with oranges, purples, pinks, blues and neon greens and sea life shaped like stars and flowers, but these creatures do far more than pose for photographs in their daily struggle to survive.
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