Caldey Beach

The sea is calm today; the sky is clear.
Across the straits the Caldey Coast draws near.
And girl, once far away, is by my side:
returned to me upon the turning tide!
For years, our tethered love, since it was strong;
sang on, in hearts apart, sweet sorrow’s song.

For love lived on, when hope had bled and died,
was strong, and stood the test when it was tried.
Our foes were blind to signs, though they were warned;
to their eternal shame, our love they scorned!
These paltry points, I know, are now all moot;
they’re past all comprehension to compute!

Since we are as we were when love was young;
‘fore we, like stars, ‘cross outer space were flung.
We missed each other; we just didn't know;
exchanged for grey, our gleaming golden glow!
Till sun had set ten thousand times or more,
we would not share this sacramental shore.

The sapphire sea still sparkles though today;
it shimmers, and the waves roll in and sway.
And on this boundless beach we’re holding hands.
(two shells, washed up, upon these seamless sands)
And when she whispers, ‘darling, I love you.’
I echo back, “my love, I love you too.”