Poseidon's Mood

Yesterday

a sapphire ocean

with its calm surface

stretched to the horizon,

the sky above                         

a heavenly cerulean blue,

a serene majestic beauty


Today

the storm has come

the ocean churns

with towering waves

capped in raging foam

menacing all who dare

to sail into the maelstrom 


A safe haven 

or a watery grave

a sailor never knows

if the sea will offer

Poseidon’s wrath

or his blessing


By Shih-Fang Wang

From: United States