A Stone in the Sea

A Stone in the Sea – Lee A Buckingham, August 8th, 2009

Pounding, crashing come the waves
Rocky shores buffeted, tormented
Howling, the wind blows wet and cold
The rock stands yet
Glistening, soaked, tortured by the sea
What strength sustains it?
Surely it will crumble
With a mighty crash, the tides will shatter it
Still it remains, fast and sure
Alone now in the rising tide
The rolling sea covers it
The sky forsakes its jagged peak
Now it has perished, surely
The icy currents lashing, waves tumbling overhead
Through the night, the sea roars, madly bellowing
The shore unseen, shadowy cliffs loom in lightning's flash
Underneath sands churn, waters boil
The onslaught never ceasing
With the dawn, the ocean falls away, the storm rolls past
The sun shines weak upon the coast
Forlorned, a form appears
Dark crown emerging from the quieting sea
Silent, cold, marred but fast, standing sure
Its creator wills it to endure