Tropical Fish

September 3

I am thankful for tropical fish. They are so colorful and beautiful and are such fun to watch. I do not have an aquarium but enjoy going to places where they have them. I like the huge aquariums that let you watch large salt water fish and the smaller brightly colored ones swim in front and around you. New Orleans has a very nice aquarium and I've also seen many other places with fantastic ones. I can imagine why scuba divers love to dive around coral reefs and where they can observe these fish.

This photo was taken last year at Pleasure Island in Orlando Florida at the Rainforest Cafe. This is their salt water aquarium.

aquarium

i am a fish brightly colored

swimming around my coral sea

i can go up down and around

circling around for all to see

my home is surrounded by glass

so everything i do is seen

there is no hiding from without

so i must certainly stay clean

i cannot say that i am perfect

i cannot say that i succeed

but i give it the best effort i can

for this fish fortunately freed

but the final line and truth

is that it is not being observed

that causes me to toe the line

but rather inner pride better served.

© rt tulley