Erythra Thalassa!
Joseph S. Spence, Sr
Your coral reefs relax minds many. I touched your stimulating
surface at Sharm el Sheik. You looked so royally
blue reflecting the moon at night, such a wonderful and calming view, a
simmering—red sunset! You rocked I hummed. You were kind to Darius of
Persia; helped Alexander the Great, and Augustus of Rome. Bonaparte wasn’t kind
when he claimed to have captured you.
Sitting here running my inquisitive hands over your
warm and soothingly splashy soft surface—stimulates. You are balmy and
misty. My hands sink below your blue curvy and rolling waves, your
response—a ripple!
Moses had a big splash when he liberated Israel from
Egypt. You opened and helped him across your midst, such an Exodus. You saved a
nation—Yam Suph!
I shall return to relax with you. Take a snorkeling
dive below your splashing surface while smelling the spices of medieval
times resting in the depth by your tectonic plates. With the red rising sun on
the coast of Eilat, in a glass-bottom boat I will relax, while fishing on your
calm blue and historical surface.
Will your name ever change from red?
Until I see you again: Moisture the touristic Gulf of Aqaba. Quench Sinai’s watery thirst, and flow well—Red Sea!
Joseph
S. Spence, Sr., is the author of seven poetry books, and invented the poetry
form and style, “Epulaeryu Poetry.”
He’s published nationally and internationally in many forums. He has taught at
Bryant and Stratton University, and retired from the U.S. Army as an officer.
He’s a Goodwill Ambassador, and has received many poetry awards from a variety
of sources.
