Sea Song

• this poem linked at Writer’s Island and One Single Impression

 

Sea Song

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sad she comes
everyday
to these empty shores
on wings of memory
to serenade this sea

a song of longing
bowed on strings
of a broken heart
mournful for the one
lost to these silent fathoms

her tears
steady as the mists
relentless swept away
by these cold
indifferent waves

only they
know where her lover lies
so everyday she comes
taunted by these tides
to seek their mystery

and every night
darkness falls
chill upon this deep

her forlorn refrain
shatters in the moonlight
the sea holding cruel tight
to its precious secret

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rob kistner © 2011

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21 thoughts on “Sea Song”

  1. Sadness from a surreal beauty. This reads like an old bard’s song and I can even hear the background strings that accompany it.

    Elizabeth

    1. Wayne – Yes, GO CANUCKS…!!! My wife, my son, his wife, my Canadian born father-in-law in Ohio, and my mother-in-law — we are hockey fans, and all rooting for Vancouver. Now when it comes to the Vancouver Whitecaps, my response is — GO TIMBERS…!!! I am a monster MLS fan… 🙂

  2. A song of longing and holding onto love…maybe the waves can be a constant rhythm..a constant reminder of who she lost..and although sad..maybe that isa kind of comfort too..Jae

  3. This is a wonderful tribute and an inventive work of poetry. I felt the same feelings when I looked at the picture, just came at it from a totally different angle. I hope you’ll check out my prose poem, “Out of the Sea”. Thanks.

  4. I like this poem very much, lovely use of words. Fun to see where different people took the image of this very unusual picture of angel and sea. By the way, I like the way your poems are presented visually on your blog here.

  5. love your site and love your poem. thanks.
    I’m interested in how you did the audio. I love that too. geez.. I’m doing some big lovin’ on you right now.
    thanks
    jeanne

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