Jellyfish Wish
If I could be an animal,
whatever I wish to be,
I would be a jellyfish,
graceful ballerina of the sea,
swimming, swirling,
tentacles twirling,
floating about carefree.
I would go where
the water takes me,
letting the current
be my guide,
gliding through the shallows,
drifting with the tide.
My tutu blooming around me,
a glimmer of lavender,
pink and blue,
I would shimmer across the
ocean stage,
pirouetting the whole day through.
whatever I wish to be,
I would be a jellyfish,
graceful ballerina of the sea,
swimming, swirling,
tentacles twirling,
floating about carefree.
I would go where
the water takes me,
letting the current
be my guide,
gliding through the shallows,
drifting with the tide.
My tutu blooming around me,
a glimmer of lavender,
pink and blue,
I would shimmer across the
ocean stage,
pirouetting the whole day through.
This poem is copyright (©) Deb Reidy 2026
About the Writer
Deb Reidy
Deb is a former elementary teacher from Indiana, USA. In the classroom, she enjoyed sharing the wonders of poetry with her students as she helped them write their own poems. Today, she has the good fortune to be a poet herself. Her work has been published in Cricket and Highlights magazines, The Dirigible Balloon, and the poetry anthologies The Toy, Little Thoughts Press, Hop to It, What is Hope? and Clara’s Kooky Compendium. Deb is also the author of two educational resource books.
