Poem: What color is water?

Water comes in many colors

Because of the items suspended

In the water.

Water absorbs red and green

And reflects back the blue

When the water is pure.

Puget Sound is green

Because the water is alive

With thousands of critters.

The Aegean is blue

Because it's not so alive.

Now you're thinking "this is hokum,"

"What about this glass of water

In my hand?

It is crystal-clear and it sparkles."

It does look clear.

But if you made that glass

Of water as large

As the Empire State Building,

It would be dark blue.

If you don't believe me, try it.

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