Lonely at Sea

Lonely At Sea

He swims in murky shadows
Of ocean deeply blue
While searching for a stranger
And for a love that’s true

He croons sweet songs of passion
To lure his maiden fair
Hoping that she will answer
To save his soul from cold despair

His life lived in isolation
Too many moons alone
His heart grows cold and bitter
Withering on his lonesome throne

So he journeys across the oceans
A thousand miles of briny deep
Wandering shore to shore
For the soul he plans to keep

He calls out in desperation
And he longs for the reply
But the night is deadly silent
And no voice returns his cry

His ballad soon turns to anger
Wrought with rage of love denied
And to all who risk a passage
Shall feel the fury of his tide

When the sea stirs above him
Who dares to choose this path?
To interrupt the solitude
Is sure to know his wrath

He rushes to the surface
Arms onward to the sky
Churning clouds of boiling anger
Howling wind resound his cry

To ships that risk these waters
He’ll cast upon great waves
To send them crashing downward
Into their watery grave

His heart has turned to stone
And his soul no longer cares
Now all who chance a meeting
Will share in his despair

Leria Hawkins