Oh night sea! night sea!
What secrets do you keep?
All earthly rhythms,
Overdubbed by ebb and flow.
All ambition,
Reduced to foam.
A thousand ships have sailed ,
And a thousand will.
How many do you remember ?
Clamouring , yet still deep.
Oh night sea! Oh night sea !
How many ships did you drown?
How many names etched in sand ,
Did you so poignantly drown.
But I am but a seated admirer,
Will you wash me away?
To an exotic isle?
Or to a dark sunrise?
Oh night sea! Oh night sea!
Is that me you call?
Into the vastness of primordial soul,
To embrace the randomness , to float forever?
I beseech you today night sea!
Where will you take me to?
I clamour , I shout , I cry,
But you just ebb for evermore.
/*So another picture inspired poem. Thanks to the 'notorious' Pai for this one. Seriously how good is that picture?Yes that is me in case you're wondering.
I guess the sea is this calm , always present thing that just couldn't care about what we do. Detached and cold. A little like the detachment we hear about in spirituality. I guess the question is always , do we flow with the night sea or is the detachment too much for us? */
The sea is both a beauty and a grave.. These days we seem to see it more and more like a grave.
ReplyDeleteright you are bjorn
DeleteI would probably echo Bjorn's comment...the sea is eternal and hypnotic...we can only hope it brings us good things...
ReplyDeleteope for good things :)
DeleteI so loved this as I too could sit there and converse with her about her secrets.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it incredibly calming?
Deletethe query asked by many. by asking one connects
ReplyDeletegracias
yes , asking these questions certainly fosters a sense of connection marco!
DeleteWill you wash me away?
ReplyDeleteTo an exotic isle?
One talks to the sea and yearns to be riding the waves not forgetting of the inherent danger!. It perhaps adds to the spirit of adventure
Hank
wise adventure brings wisdom
DeleteBut I am but a seated admirer,
ReplyDeleteWill you wash me away?
Quite often we resort to the sea to take away our pain & troubles. Beautifully executed!
the sea can be literal and metaphorical
Deletei like this conversation with the sea..."Will you wash me away? / To an exotic isle? / Or to a dark sunrise?" i find these lines haunting...they trigger the memory of little Aylan who floated lifeless on the high waves of a sea of inhumanity...
ReplyDeletethat was a sad story indeed
Deletea lovely photo and meditation
ReplyDeletehave a good Sunday Suyash
much love...
Love the tone of this poem; it reads like a chant. And all the images you've painted are wonderful, too. My favorite is the "dark sunrise".
ReplyDeletethank you :)
Deleteaah... the mysteries of nature..
ReplyDeleteLove! You put a universal fear/idea into words. I especially like "All earthly rhythms,
ReplyDeleteOverdubbed by ebb and flow." and how the narrator finally enters the poem.
I love the photo, and especially resonate with the line "into the vastness of primordial soul". One does feel miniscule at the edge of the sea, but also can feel the oneness with all creation in that spot.
ReplyDeletelove the idea of the sea sound being overdubbed - cool piece
ReplyDeleteYou have written well the vastness and the power of the sea!
ReplyDeleteA song to that siren sea....it does call us at times....wonderful lines especially the end, 'But you just ebb for evermore.'
ReplyDeleteDonna@LivingFromHappiness
A very lyrical write with the refrain of : Oh night sea! Oh night sea!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed this one ~
the night sea can be calming, or fearsome. depending on the mood, i guess. :)
ReplyDeleteinteresting write. loved the refrain Oh night sea. Oh night sea. as if you are asking for answers..
The sea hypnotizes us with her rhythms, because they so often match our own,
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
this was a read that once again let my imagination run wild. i totally loved your enthusiasm for the night sea. bravo!!!
ReplyDeleteA great poem very much like a lament.
ReplyDeleteThe sea is always inspiring to me, especially at night.
ReplyDeleteAlways fantastic to converse with the night sea!
ReplyDeleteShe is beguiling and treacherous; her moods change at a whim, but, oh, how I love to sit and talk with her, too.
ReplyDeletei hear you !
DeleteWhat a beautiful picture you've shared with us. You calling the night sea is hypnotic.
ReplyDeleteAll ambition reduced to foam. That's right.
ReplyDeleteThis is so like a chant or hymn to the sea....Oh night sea! I love the sea at night whether calm or wild. It seems the mystery deepens and in the darkness, it is easier to speak to the sea. Excellent write. spencer is kanzensakura
ReplyDeleteOh sea of night
ReplyDeleteyou encompass
all.. you feel
you care
not what
we think
you feel
you feel
we thINK..:)
There is a lovely musical undertone in this, and I can see why, that's a beautiful picture :)
ReplyDeleteThere is a lovely musical undertone in this, and I can see why, that's a beautiful picture :)
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