once upon a twice we sang and we cried
until gradual came quickly and the bigshots lied
there until a here was distance shut still
i’ll achieve perfection was perfection going nil
dark until some light we groped then we stared
until illusion died clearly beyond the visually impaired
here until a there was distortion made blind
when much of maligned mankind became carelessly unkind
no until a yes we loved and we hugged
twice a robber robbed himself of wisdom and the thief got mugged
theirs upon a hear as the songs played on
leave delusion in the night and be the light of dawn
[Note: The following is a photo of a 24K Goldenback Shrimp that is one of the three varieties that i keep and breed in aquariums. A previous posting of mine had Painted Fire Red Shrimp photos in it. This particular shrimp is a female and she gave birth to most of her young. However, if you look closely, you can see — behind her hind legs in what is called the skirt region — a few young still being carried in egg sacs. When the shrimp are born, they are tiny versions of their parents, but only around the size of a comma in a sentence.]
24K Goldenback Shrimp (1) Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
24K Goldenback Shrimp (2) Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
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You have some lovely animals in your aquarium. A stunning golden photo and the second effect is amazing. 🙂
Thank you, Scifi! Keeping shrimp as a hobby is just in its infancy and is really exploding in terms of popularity! 🙂
If I had them I’d spend hours each day just watching them! 🙂
Tom – I like that gold sparkle. So, who knew a shrimp could be so stunning looking with its iridescent body … it must be that Hollywood-style lighting you have provided. 🙂
It not the lighting. These look that way with regular lighting; it was just the regular aquarium lights that were on. 🙂
Some amazing photos on this blog!
Thank you, Mark! 🙂 Snap on!
What a beautiful creature that shrimp is!
Yes, so many color variations of Neocaridina Shrimp are becoming very popular! They carry a low bio-load and are easy to maintain… not even requiring an aquarium heater. 🙂
ee cummings syntax in this poem, Tom. I like it very much!
Wow, it’s amazing and looks glowing!!!! Nice shots!!!
The photos and the writing, both are beautiful