In this poem, I will take you on a journey beneath the waters of the open ocean to the windy skies above the water to shore's edge. You will feel the rhythm of the sea, the melody of the currents, and the harmony of life on the shores. If you feel tied to the sea, reminiscing its presence, then let "Tide to Sea" pull you into that oasis. (After the poem, I included the song that I wrote, which is adapted from the poem.)
The surface oscillates as sunlight shimmers, shimmers, shimmers
Like a kaleidoscope, like a disco ball, streaming light back and forth, back and forth
Like a circle swirling on, on, on
Waves rise, break, fall
Rise, break, fall
Pounding the shoreline with each crash and each break
Making its imprint on each sediment it touches
Leaving life to each creature that inhabits its terrain
As ripples ride away, ride away
There's nowhere too near and nowhere too far from this oasis
Look out into a clean-cut horizon
The sun rises and falls over the sea
It looks so ethereal, yet it still seems so distant
Just ride like the, churn like the, rise like the tide to the sea
Jellyfish drift beneath the surface
Gulls flutter and beat their wings with bliss as they scour the sky for food
Crabs crawl across the shoreline
From winter days to summer nights
From daybreak to sunset
From high tide to low tide
Rise, break, fall
Rise, break, fall
Collide with the shore
Leaving the shoreline with a mark
Churning life into the bountiful yet rugged terrain
Staring into a seemingly endless horizon
An oasis beyond civilization with a subsurface mostly unexplored
(Verse 1)
The Surface oscillates
Sunlight shimmers, shimmers, shimmers
Like a kaleidoscope, like a disco ball, streaming light back and forth, back and forth
Like a circle swirling on, on, on
(Chorus)
Rise, break, fall
Rise, break, fall
Collide with the shore
Ships sail across the horizon
Moving past, cutting through
Glistening, shimmering over the water's edge
(Verse 2)
As ripples ride away, ride away
Nowhere too near, nowhere too far
Look at a clean-cut horizon
I watch the sunlight over the seas
It looks so heavenly
(Verse 3)
Just ride like the, churn like the, rise like the tides to the sea
From winter days to summer nights
From daybreak to sunset
From high tide to low tide
As the ends seem so near
Drifting and fluttering and beating like bliss
