© Steve King
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The sea is always with me when I think of you:
great tides rolling—my thoughts endue me
with that sense of moment,
each surge carried near or away,
drawn afar, then covering back,
all at motion, never rest.
And unfathomed currents, too,
running to some fancied depth;
running, as if there might be escape
from the call of the one moon.
As if those tides might be displaced
by whimsical contrary things.
They say we are all come of the sea.
In these instants I would sure agree,
each dying wave, each rising storm,
resonant of every life within.
And so I carry you with me,
feeling ever that old pull,
grateful for each coming wave,
lifting always as the great tides will.
The sea seems to flow around, through, inside us - I think that's why we find it comfortable, natural, and feel calm and at home there. Of course the tempests rise as they do in relationships, but when it's following the pull of the moon it sets up a unity that makes for a metaphor for love that you write here. Very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteA nice piece, well though out.>KB
ReplyDeletenice...i like the thought in this of carrying the sea as them in you....and how you describe the see with its depths...relating that to them....the pull and the lifting....nice...
ReplyDeleteI hope you viscerally experience this often at a real 'seas'..it reminds me to go back 30 miles to visit a gulf again before the temperatures cool the passions of what the sea can bring to those who see..seas..all as one with all of us..Love the beautiful imagery that is your words...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful title and verses Steve ~ I love the pull & tug of the tides, the flow of your words are delicate as the call of one moon ~
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this poem. The first verse pulled me into the great rolling tide.
ReplyDeleterunning, as if there might be escape
ReplyDeletefrom the call of the one moon...
that is a call we can never escape... i love the timeless feel to this, the hopeful ending, the soothing sense of ebb and flow. really nice.
Love the title and the verses. I love the sea. A beautiful poem.
ReplyDeleteAlmost a lullaby...Steve...and i especially like the last stanza...soothing, comforting and loving...Beautiful write! xo ~jackie~
ReplyDeleteThe thought of the sea and having it inside is lovely.... I can sure hear the waves within... great.
ReplyDeleteHaving just left a stay of four months on Maui, this poem especially touched my soul. The sea is its own lullaby, soothing and carrying ones thoughts. Very lovely concept to carry a loved one within you as the sea.
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ReplyDeleteAnd so I carry you with me,
feeling ever that old pull,
grateful for each coming wave,
lifting always as the great tides will.
How lovely your words have captured time and tides, life and love. Beautifully penned, Steve.
(Did not share at OLN this week, just popping in to read some of my favorites)
There's so much wisdom, truth and love in this. I really enjoyed reading it. It felt very smooth, like when the ocean is calm and we just stare at it. Wonderful writing.
ReplyDeleteGreat poem. I can imagine the pull of the tides, and being drawn back. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteOnly a very very special person can have such an effect:)
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