Portuguese Man o War
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We know the posters’ gloss: Tahiti’s sea
Serene as corn-flower glass; jade’s Phuket beach;
Cool Caribbean’s blue; that apogee
Of aching hues which serenade, beseech,
When Bora Bora’s orchid peaks are viewed
In tourist-agency displays. We know
The truth, too. Wildlife in such scenes is slewed
To ambush and to fang. The waters grow
The tentacles of poison. There’s no ark
Of beauty and tranquility. These isles
Are rampant with arachnid and with shark.
These seas are seething with venom’s wiles.
..There’s no such place as perfect paradise.
….New Adam’s Eden had six pairs of eyes.