Written 7-15-05.

Five years have gone but it seems much longer
And like the lines that tie my sails
The bonds of love grow ever stronger

Silent stars shimmer upon the sea
Like the diamonds you forsook
And the waves that kiss the hull are your lips kissing me

The sea is cold and dark below
The surface's golden shine
And I will forget all but the desolate,
The ocean, and you for all of time

If I speak in whale-song will you answer my calls?
In the loneliest fathoms you're swimming
You're a lady-in-waiting in the ocean's parlor halls

I see your face in that of my figurehead
You lead me far and ever away
And you're only lost, my darling, never dead

The sea is cold and dark below
The surface's golden shine
And I will forget all but the desolate,
The ocean, and you for all of time

Long have I wandered, a stormriding sailor
Singing I've sought you on the treacherous sea
She is a jealous mistress, and I am a failure

I loved you too well and she took you away from me
And the sun shines brightly over the water today
But 'twas the sea who took you and she lives in me
And you, my beloved, live ever too on in me

The sea is cold and dark below
The surface's golden shine
And I will forget all but the desolate,
The ocean, and you for all of time