Why Does the Shore Love the Sea

Why does the shore love the sea?
Giving, always giving...
He lets himself be struck
By the sea in her rage
And will still hold her
As the storm abates-
Why?

My lover says it's because
When they are together,
The world is complete
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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March 7, 2014 at 5:26 AM
Hi Cameron, beautiful write somehow I thought, that it should be the other way round, the stay-at-home(shore) is always the 'woman' (just a thought). Alofas Tiaua.
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