In Profundum Maris
Deep in the ocean, fathoms far,
Beyond the reach of the brightest star,
In the abyss of the secret sea—
Seemingly past where life could be
Sustained—lies a billowing bed of kelp
That waves in the dark, where sleep, where help,
Where mystical mending music calls
As the tides turn back and the current falls,
As the storms above relent, abate,
Becalm, bring peace—it is not too late
To dive in the depths with delight, embark
On the garden path of the ocean’s dark,
Miraculous beauty, unseen, immense,
Suffusing the soul in every sense,
To lie in the rush as the seas roll by
And think it a joy too fine,
To die…
Art-Colored Glasses 
The jellyfish images are wonderful, and work beautifully with your words.
I can’t claim to have taken all of the photos I started these pieces with (which is more my usual M.O.), but the pictures I found were so irresistibly magical I thought I could be forgiven the borrowing, at least if I altered them in the extreme, which I did do. Collaging and image doctoring are such fun, even when done digitally. 🙂
I think you have done a great job. I agree, collage is a lot of fun, in any medium!
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Wonderful artwork and prose!
Thank you! As a plant girl, I think you probably appreciate jellies as I do, thinking them rather floral in their frills and flamboyance. 🙂
That’s quite a turn at the end, and in only two words (plus the comma at the end of the previous line, without which the sense would be quite different).
I do try to choose my punctuation with some care. All the more worthwhile when I’m sharing with someone like you who notices the details. Thanks for that!
Just gorgeous Kathryn! LOVE your illustrations and poem:)
Thank you so much, Elena! You are most kind. 🙂
Kathryn I nominated you for a Writing meme (details over my place). I don’t need confirmation of your writing but if I did this piece proves it yet again, brilliant! Anyways, forgot in the details to say if you accept, the date for your posting is May 5th and your nominees post theirs on the 12th May.
Gosh, I will have to come by and find out what that *is*. I confess I’ve no idea, but it sounds pretty fun! Thank you for thinking of me. 🙂
xo
A beautiful post, Kathryn. Your images, especially the first, are stunning.
Thanks, John. You may have noticed how all-things-sea-related have a magnetic hold on my imagination, so I can never resist playing with those images in both visual and verbal forms. Jellies in particular fascinate me with their alien beauty.