Morning sunrise breathed light in filagree
burnishing colorful waves across the sea
It delicately wove golden threads of lace
in dawn's sky while it warmed my face
I smiled at the sea's luminous shimmers
as it moved in rhythmic dappled glimmers
The sun's brilliant shades of topaz and maize
seemed to set the sea aflame in a fiery blaze
I watched my footsteps stolen from the sand
by frothy fingers smuggled as contraband
A flock arrived; their squawks heard as a cheer
The avian's call to breakfast I could plainly hear
Seagulls sang together in a raucous symphony
as dawn in glorious beauty, revealed her litany
They kept watch for light appearing in the East
as the signal it was time for the day's first feast
It was such a wondrous morning upon the cape
as sunlight artfully painted a stunning seascape
I found you on this life’s journey,
Just looking for a place that would
Make me happy.
To remove the harsh and hurtful past,
To find new purpose in life and to find true love at last.
Walking through the lonely journey,
I wondered would I ever find that
Special one that one for me.
And one day I turned to see,
Another soul walking the path like me.
He turned my way and gave me a smile
We stopped and talked for a while.
It soon became clear to me,
He was the answer to my prayers
He was sent on this path for me.
He was the love I had been praying for
He would be by my side forever more.
As we walk hand and hand by the sea
I have the love of my life and my sailor
Who chose me over the sea
Makes me think of you and me
The feelings I have for you
Is nothing that is not true
I see the time go by so fast
Thinking of relationships
That have come and passed
The sun over the ocean is just the way I feel
No longer confused to see what is real
Thoughts concealed
This heart who kneeled
Shall help reveal
Adrift in the darkness, canvas sail gleams,
night sky aglow with satiny moonbeams.
Calm winds tread over a nonchalant sea
the world revolves in perfect harmony.
Inside a heart, waves crash upon a shore
turbulent weather lasts forever more.
A love that once breathed life into her sails
was but a flurry, pretender of gales.
Treasure lies deep beneath the salty brine.
A wounded heart waits to cast off the line.
When high tide ebbs at the moons direction,
a forgiving heart forgets rejection.
Sea will spill upon the shore its treasure
in a wealth of love that knows no measure.
SUNSET OVER THE SEA
The lagoon-mirror embraces the sunset.
Perfumed waters of evening
Are lapping at the shore’s lips.
Great yellow melon sun starts
To mull over the idea of rest and
To make love to the receptive horizon:
Their golden bed where fused intentions
End in sudden final flare-out and then sleep.
Our hunger is growing:
The fire of driftwood sparkles in anticipation,
Fish sizzle on the bar,
Smell draws two seagulls to wait
At a respectful distance,
Pecking at seaweed and empty shells.
We are all ready to eat,
And consummate the day.
As the sun set over the sea
Filling the sky with an orange hue
I held your hand
And beheld that wondrous view
Then I squeezed your hand
And said “I love you”
I held my breath
Until you said “I love you too”
Fresh morning wakens,
Overflows with soft light.
Distant aurora, splashing waves,
Soft azure, wisps of floating white.
Part and see the pale horizon,
Blending images to far and near.
An eternal expanse that time begat,
The light giver shifts her gaze.
Illuminating with a golden haze.
Soft breezes stir harmonious hues.
Pale pastels envelop views,
Half lit scenery, streaming sights.
My heart and soul do thake this blend,
And to my spirit doth attend.
The sun hovers on the horizon and
shimmers its rays across the sea.
In this snatched moment life is balanced -
as I breathe in its peace and tranquility.
A life's quest for contentment encapsulated
in this serene instant...... suspended ......
mentally photographed for posterity.
Glimpsed - then gone - as the journey continues.
Now, today, in this time frame, in this instant,
I am happy: I have found it; the elusive
rare butterfly; the slippery eel caught - held -
then gasped for as it slips from my grasp.
When I look back on this time, this place.
I know it will be remembered fondly.
I will handle it gently, removing it from
the cerebral tissue paper which preserves it....
carefully unwrapping, piece by piece.....
trying to recapture the clarity; the colours,
the mood, but not quite as my memory
becomes ravaged by the blurring of time.
I recall when the sun hovered on the horizon
and shimmered its rays across the sea.
In that snatched moment, already gone,
I found perfect contentment and peaceful symmetry.
The sun sets on high
Over waves of amber grace
Splendor will return.
Under the moon and over the sea
The clouds are scudding wild and free
Wild ponies flying through the night
With silver manes so starry bright
I never saw a single one
As every lonely day was done
Until you came and turned my eyes
To evening stars and stormy skies
And I forgive all and forget
To blame or cry, to fail or quit
I just remember ponies wild
Who ride the night and I'm a child
Of dreams and hope and cleansing change
Like flying clouds that rearrange
Imagination is the key
And your love gave that back to me.