Zhu Xiao Di

Blue, White, and Red
The 250th Anniversary


Blue waves are coming
Water, clear and opaque
White bubbles rise
Crowning the surface as they surge

Rocks stay solid, brave
Unblinking as waves strike
White blossoms bloom in the air
Then dissolve upon the stone

Deep beneath the sea floor
Red corals sleep soundlessly
Ringed by silent seaweed
While small fish pass now and then

Let peace rest below
And honor the splashes above
Dive as freely as you can
Forever blue, white, and red




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