Absence

So sad; she stands on sandy shore Her love, it sailed so, out to sea Upon the waves, under the moon She smells his being, there on the breeze As heart then drops, it struggles long She falls, to wait, upon her knees For he set sail one summer day With promise to one day return A year had passed, no word from him And so her heart, it still there yearns She gives not up, her one true love As deep inside her love still burns A night, a night, she prays he shows As then her smile will find her face Until that night, she continues long For deep inside, no love replace She prays for his most safe return Each night she waits for their embrace