The sea that morning was more luminous
Than I have ever seen it or expected it to be
A few ships distant on the silver horizon
Were moving so slowly that they appeared to be still
I was on the beach awaiting the suns rich theatre
When I saw a vivid green flash in an instant
I supposed it to a ships starboard sidelight
But could not be sure of its mysterious origins
The green flash is a phenomenon
That occurs at sunset and sunrise
When conditions are favourable