Genesis

GENESIS On the writhing shoreline’s shifting sand The thrust of the immovable hard land Under the foaming white wedding dress of the ocean Resolves their differences, puts their destiny in motion. In endless rhythm of sheer strife, The soft all-pervading giver of life Swells o’er the sure-faced surface of her mate, To and fro, in and out, in a perfect fit. She shapes the hardness of the land and he, Massively strong, just as surely shapes the sea : The end of one is the beginning of the other - On the shoreline - this father and mother Share the task, create and shape Each bay and bight, each coast and cape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonnet written by Sydney Peck 23 January 2012 for Francine’s contest. Theme : lasting love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *This idea for this poem was ”inspired by” ( hi-falutin language for “stolen from” ) Andrea D’s LAND-OCEAN haiku. Thank you A D.