Kurit and Other Poems

Beach Scene

The sun was not shining

                It was behind the clouds,

With sea gently rippling,

                Rushing waves to the sands;

There on the sandy shore

                I found myself wallow,

Like wanting something more

                (And I saw my tears flow);

Near me were written words

                Made by me on wet sand,

Words common to this world

                But few could understand;

"I need love," Babe, it said.

                In my heart it's the same

That tide tried to efface it,

                But I was glad you came;

You came and beckoned me

                To rise and look around,

And the sun shone freely

                Hardened the brittle sand;

You replenished those words

                And filled my needy heart

Before this life was drowned.

                Thanks! You had known my want.

The place looked better now,

                And everything seemed fine.

For you I made a vow

                That I'd write a new line;

"I love you," it would read.

                It'd be carved on the rock

So that no tide, no wind

                Could ever blot it out;

There on the rocky shore

                I found myself with you,

Loving you more and more

                (Sweet smiles began to show);

On the rocks were carved words

                Made by me; but you'll lead

Me how to chart the course

                Where it's true till the end.