The Lover's Sea
A lady walked along the rocky shore
She made a man love her
And then she walked away
Their love, a falling star
It streaked across the sky
Lighting the world
And then burnt out
Spiralling to the ground
He walked along the rocky shore
Praying for sweet release
The icy sea heard his mournful supplication
Her frozen froth lapping at his tears
She carried him away
Across her moonlit surface.
Now,
The lamenting lady looks for her late lover's eyes in the sea's mirror
And finds it empty
The wind stirs her hair
The rain stirs the sea
The sea stirs her skirt
Water crashes over the rocks
The air falls calm as the storm prepares to break
Tides are coming in
Threatening to bring her down
From her lofty blameless grief
A leafless elder tree reaches out with skeletal branches
It tries to bring her back
Or maybe push her in
But her guilt is overwhelming.
She seeks escape
But her guilt is overwhelming.
Lightning strikes the sea
Its beauty draws the eye
But her guilt is overwhelming
And she says goodbye
For the very last time
To the circling birds,
The steady rocks,
The rustling elder,
To the perilous shore.
She bids farewell
And joins the sea…