The sun, it lit

Up all the world

That place where waves

All pulled and curled

And in a glimpse

Of gleaming light

The flotsam brought

A newfound sight

I saw you there

Among the bones

Among the shells

Among the stones

I reached for you

And caught but air

And saw but sand

When you’d been there

I chased the foam

In search of you

All washed away

In shades of blue

So far away!

The wind, it cries

It flicks up sand

And stings my eyes

These salty tears

Are all my own

Of someone who

Is now alone

And on that shore

Where you had left

I wait, stood still

All but bereft.