Storms Will Pass

"over the waters blue the night winds sigh, The breakers roar... " Lord Byron "Over the waters blue the night winds sigh The breakers roar..." Waves collapse before my eyes. I catch my breath, looking up at the sky, I express deep awe; The glory replies - The breeze whispers softly in my ears. Tenderly, it dries away my tears. The glittering moon distracts from fears. It guides the night til each new day nears. Out on the ocean sailing alone The ship, though sturdy, is not like home. The silver-black sea, I venture, I roam. A storm now approaches! I'm tossed and thrown. Great monstrous clouds gather ominously! Wavey tongues taste this ship hungrily! The appetite swells in the restless sea. Will shipwreck result? What catastrophe! The storm dies down with a slow, long hiss. A new day begins in golden bliss. "Over the waters blue the night winds sigh The breakers roar..." Chant the seagulls near by.