California Coastal Commission

Hiding crabs and hermits,
sculpins, fish so small,
monkey face eel, so quick,
inside the rocky wall.

Clinging mussels, snails and stars,
with feet and arms and legs,
splashed and splashed again,
covered by the surging waves.

Drifting jellies, kelp and krill,
nudibranchs of rainbow color,
move with grace and glow,
all so bright, like no other.

Changing tides and seasons,
over all the earth,
listen to the ocean,
for renewal and rebirth.

Matt Hannas
Grade 6

"Be Careful!"
Ruby Oh
Grade 6
 

Tide Pool Party

Sun Bathers on the rocks
prickly sea urchins
chat with star fish
whose long legs cling to their base
hermit crabs scuttle around
snapping claws in defense
anemones trying to make friends
barnacles invading space
all until
the tide comes in.

Greg Sianu
Grade 6

California
Beautiful, blue, green
Salty, big, deep
Windy, sandy, pretty
Waves, sand, boogie boards
Makes me feel free
I love the sea
I love the sand underneath my feet
And the water between my toes
I love the wind in my hair, I don't dare let the tide
snatch my feet
Coast

Ben Blanchard
Grade 7

Night has come, and still they play
Graceful creatures, sleek and gray
Out in the moonlight they spin and twist,
Only to fade through the foggy mist.

Perhaps they've gone to ride a wave,
Or maybe they have gone to brave
The towering whitecaps, the rocky shores
Where tasty fish abound galore.

Ever so bold they only fear
The cold-blooded killer when he is near.
Many a time I've thought I've seen
The water flash, a silver gleam
The surface break, a puff of steam
Then they swim away, dancing the seas.

Melody Clark
Grade 7