The Sea, The Sea

Pewter waves roll mercilessly

Seagulls sing their mournful songs

And disappear.

Salt sprays glint in the pale glare.

The sun is cold and

The horizon curves,

Keeping the secrets

Of impenetrable depths.

Clouds amass,

Hiding the sun

In their wet embrace.

A lightning bolt flashes.

The water springs up to meet it

Halfway

The wind keens,

Beating the waves to frenzy.

The storm mixes

Waves and air

Until boundaries are lost.

The heavens and the sea,

Combined

In a violent tryst,

Fight an eternal battle

Which nobody can win.

Tranquillity descends

The liquid surface

Mirrors turquoise air.

Look in deeply,

And see your tortured soul

© HMH, 2019