Beneath the rolling, restless blue,
where light begins to fade,
A masterpiece of sovereign design
is fearlessly displayed.
The Lord of oceans cast the seas
and shaped the ancient dark,
And placed a ten-fold miracle
within the silent shark.
Denticles of Armor
are on ‘er
No ordinary scales are wrapped around
this ocean guide,
But microscopic teeth that shield
the predator’s sleek hide.
They channel rushing water down
each tiny, grooved design,
A frictionless creation
from the Architect Divine.
Constant Regeneration
across the ocean nation
Where human bone would falter,
their defenses never cease,
A conveyor belt of pearly teeth
brings order and increase.
As rows move ever forward to replace
the ones that break,
God engineered a lifetime span
of weapons they can make.
The Symphony of Shadows
this i didn’t know
They feel the unseen currents shift,
the smallest pulse and stride,
With lateral lines that pick up waves
across the ocean wide.
A hidden sense of touch
that spans the water’s deep expanse,
Where nothing is left random,
and no movement left to chance.
Compass of the Deep
these secrets we won’t keep
The Ampullae of Lorenzini
map the ocean floor,
Reading electromagnetic fields
from shore to sandy shore.
An internal navigation
built before the worlds began,
To guide them through the darkest depths
beyond the sight of man.
Weightless Without Bone
my mind is totally blown
With skeletons of cartilage,
lightweight and built to bend,
They fly through heavy water
where the pressure has no end.
No heavy bones to weigh them down
or make them sink below,
God gave them supple framework
for the currents where they flow.
The Engine in the Liver
the power makes me quiver
To hold their place within the water,
balanced and secure,
A massive, oil-filled liver
keeps their buoyancy so pure.
Without a regular swim bladder t
o control the rise and fall,
God filled their sails
with lighter oil to satisfy the call.
Eyes of Luminous Fire
what power to inspire
Deep down where sunlight vanishes
and midnight shadows creep,
A mirror-like tapetum brightens darkness
in the powerful deep.
It catches every straying ray
and reflects it back again,
Revealing hidden pathways
far beyond the gaze of men.
Swift Healing from the Storm
where gods power does form
When battles leave them wounded
in the cold and salty spray,
Their flesh repairs with lightning speed,
washing the scars away.
An immune response so fierce and fast,
built tightly in their blood,
Sustaining life through injury,
through current and through flood.
The Breath of Perfect Motion
god’s amazing notion
Some must forever swim to breathe,
to push the current through,
Extracting life and oxygen
from every drop of blue.
Ram ventilation forces breath
with every forward stride,
A testimony to a life
that cannot stall or hide.
Warm Blood in Frozen Waters
god’s wisdom never falters
And some can raise their heat above
the freezing, wintry sea,
A warm-blood engine running strong
to track their destiny.
To hunt and thrive in icy depths
where others freeze and fail,
A brilliant stroke of mastery
along the ocean trail.
