Until I saw the sea
I did not know
that wind
could wrinkle water so
I never knew
that sun
could splinter a whole sea of blue
nor
did I know before,
a sea breathes in and out
upon a shore
by Lilian Moore
Marine & Freshwater Environmental Education
Until I saw the sea
I did not know
that wind
could wrinkle water so
I never knew
that sun
could splinter a whole sea of blue
nor
did I know before,
a sea breathes in and out
upon a shore
by Lilian Moore
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