In ocean's dance, I leap with grace, A smiling friend in watery space. Echoes guide me through the deep, Where waves sing lullabies to sleep.

When puddles linger where the rain has fled, And fields are soft beneath your tread, Frogs hide in my quiet halls, Roots creep within my walls, I’m the earth’s clay blanket, thick and spread.

Where time slips through my gentle grip, I dance with wind in endless trip. In castles tall or beaches wide, I'm the whisper of the tide.

I look like ground but act like glue, each struggle only pulls you through. In mud or plans, I slow desire, step once in me, and you may tire.

I’m a mammal in water, opposite a fish out of sea, I’m super smart, but please leave me be. I speak without words, ride waves like a game, With a smile you can’t borrow and a wild, ocean name.