Fish Sauce by Anhthao Bui

Fish Sauce by Anhthao Bui
Fish Sauce is realistic fiction, and Anhthao’s second anthology collection.

Monday, June 28, 2021

Abalone Cove

 

Abalone Cove, who created Thee?

Heaven and Earth interfere with each other

Giving birth to a masterpiece of infinite love

Landing in Rancho Palos Verdes

 

Ocean reaches to the Horizon

Aqua water mingles with sapphire sky

Establishes harmonious cobalt

Catalina looming into view

White waves restlessly engulf little islands

Incommensurable gravel covers the beach

 

The tide is going down

Unveils destroyed Babylon

Collapsed under the sea

Displaying the bottom of the Grand Palace

The staircase leads up to the King’s Hall

Where the King held the Court

Burgundy rocks creep up the cliff

Stretching out over the throne

 

Visitors step on the slippery empire structure

Rectangular stacked slabs

Jet black like afar

Sandy like bronze

Hazel like emery

 

They are searching sea creatures

Discovering aquatic habitat

They inhale fresh air of the ocean

Admiring fascinating nature

Enjoying the tranquility of the Cove

Welcoming the whisper of waves and winds

Swimming in sun, sea, and sand

 

Anhthao Bui

Los Angeles: Sunday, April 5, 2020

 

https://www.palosverdespulse.com/blog/2021/2/14/abalone-cove-by-anhthao-bui 

2 comments:

Dan Lambert said...
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Dan Lambert said...

This is a very beautiful, atmospheric poem! --Dan