Whispers

Alone, in whispers, 
I implore the sea,
Each wave draws 
Closer, endlessly,

To bring you back 
Along its path,
As love and longing 
Chase your wrath.

For you to know, 
In thought’s deep port,
I pace the docks, 
Lost in resort,

Like a bird 
On a distant shore,
Awaiting fate, 
With hope no more.

And as the rain 
From dark clouds falls,
Draping the earth 
In shadowed walls,

I feel the cold 
Of loneliness spread,
An empty life 
Where joy has fled.

For I, like a lark, 
Have broken flight,
With wings now lost 
In endless night.

Aug 1995