Crossroads At the Waters Edge

I sit by the edge of an ocean of sighs Its vast eternal blue watershed speaks rhymes Deepening my gaze with poetic eyes As hope forms it's horizon to redefine The tragedy I find Along the water’s edge the tide underscores To issue forth the transient waves Seeking the rhythm of change to soar With promises at dawn, my heart to save Near yesterday’s tomorrow I aspire to be brave For a new daybreak rising above the sullen shore My soul sits vanquished and quiet Befriending each spectacular stretch of skyline The obscure night distances the sky's sorcery to pirate A rainbow laced with foolish vows of my design Each harboring a wishing star from yesterday’s sorrow For tomorrow Has foretold a new light That reveals my heart’s shrine To beg, steal or borrow. Holding the remnants of my compass Its scope reveling in the truth of my plight As this place of peace takes away sorrow Then arise my sighs On the wings of birds who have taken flight To a source of new beginnings Unfolding their wingspans teeming In the golden light of the rising Sun's direction Igniting into the perfection of promises streaming Finding a distant resurrection October 14, 2022 Er: Enlightenment Recovery Poetry Contest Sponsored: Chantelle Anne Cooke