They sing a timeless song, these waves
of harpooned whale and gleaning gull
They batter a bitter beat, these waves
against the rocks that say, “no farther.”
They gleam with diamonds of sunlight, these waves
that shimmer and glide under the azure sky
They guard the souls of drowned slaves and sailors, these waves
and wash the flesh away from buried bones
And in the gathering gloam of
crepuscular dusk
You and I watch them, these waves
gently crash and foam and sizzle
at our feet
inviting us to
frolic
buoyant
across their seamless surface
And reaching for my hand, you lead
And taking your hand, I follow
And we are received by them, these waves
holy water
incessantly blessing
pure love.
Pure beauty!
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