The sea flattened the dunes
And kept on rolling
Claiming land
Mercilessly
Shadowing
Eyeballing
Hunting
Conquering
Lapping its message
Wave by wave into my mind
Like some unwanted culture push
The sea kept on rolling
And rolling
Claiming land
Without a deed
Mercilessly
Rhythmically putting me to sleep
Washing over me
Like a dream...
The children made their dreams out of sand
Exquisite upon the land
Then watched as the sea
Slowly pulled the sheets on it all
Mercilessly
The sea
There it was
Pulling all their dreams
In waves on down the shore...
The smallest children
Got to laughing
At that big old sea
After crying
Trying to carry their dreams
Away from them
That big old sea
Silly sea!
All would fall
Easily asleep
To the sound of the sea
Rolling on and on
Mercifully
Giving back all the dreams
It once took away
Mercifully
The big old
Great merciful sea
With its give and take
Push and pull
Carrying the divine
In its culture push
Rhythms
-Katya, 09/13
