The Sea
Back from the night's dark keep
and the heart's holy dream,
birds skim and cry in the cast
of the great bright sea-
Wake the coast
and mark the stars!
pray the prayers
that the souls knows best;
for each ship sails on waters
between heaven and earth,
and the sea is but an ocean
that breaks upon its still
and distant shore.
David Russell OFS Hjortø, Fyn