The sea is a wonderful place to be,
to view the sights that the sea birds see;
Such as the reefs where broken ships lie,
beneath the waves, beneath the sky.
And when the wind blows fair across
your quarter,
you begin to leave the land's vast border.
Thus my friend, you shall meet the sea,
above which the lonely sea gull soars;
its plea heard only by those who care to listen.
With the coming of sunset the waters
glisten,
with red and orange colors from a pastel sky.
Alone on the beach stand a man and a child,
who looks up to the man with eyes asking why.
The man points his finger to the
pastel sky
and says to the child, "Tis where the answer does lie."
Next they turn and walk away,
as the touch of soft darkness covers the bay,
beginning the night and ending the day.
"The Sea" Copyright: King Heberle
Published: America at the Millenium page 207
Library of Congress: ISBN 1-58235-717-X