Pearl of Great Price
I hired a ship to take a trip,
Over stormy ocean;
I shielded my eye from a stormy sky,
And the boat's constant motion.
There was a diving suit, a map to read,
And travels we had to sail;
So we left the shore as we leaned on the oar,
And held on to the rail.
The trip was long the sea was rough,
Our destiny was fate;
Day was drear as the place drew near,
For the hour was growing late.
The sky grew dark and wind came up,
To catch the fragile sail;
So we held on tight as the coming night,
Brought darkness to prevail.
Welowered the sail, prepared to stop,
So we could rest in sleep;
But the boat would rock, the wind would mock,
Waves that plied the deep.
We never slept but always kept,
Our hopes the boat would hold;
We fought the storm till the rays of morn,
Brought calm to waters cold.
Morning light bade goodbye to night,
And day dawned bright and clear,
So we sailed along to a sailor’s song,
As providence drew near.
At last we came to the place we claim,
That tattered sail unfurls;
We prepared to strive for a cold deep dive,
To look for precious pearls.
We were set to dive in waters dark,
Down to the oyster bed;
Where fishes float and grey sharks gloat,
And hearts are filled with dread.
We filled the net and strived to set,
A time to heed the call,
And shells we reaped were gently heaped,
In a net to carry all.
After many dives we came up alive,
And dumped our shells with pleasure.
Anxious to see if adversity,
Would give a royal treasure.
I picked a shell that was one of the last,
And opened it with haste;
It was covered with moss and seemed a loss,
But the pearl I saw was chaste.
As I gazed with surprise not trusting my eyes,
At something I’d never seen;
It glowed like a light, like a star in the night,
Infused with moonlit sheen.
Its splendor was lovely, perfect and round,
No fault was there to see;
This was the pearl of great price I found,
Sought in epiphany.
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