As I approached the heart carved in the sand
My body tensed from the thunder of the break
But the starry night took me gently by the hand
And guided me to where I was meant to take my stake
She told me softly that if I could stay deaf to fear’s siren lure
She would show me how to lift the gate
And so I sat with a timid heart on her glassy shore
Not knowing what danger could await
Deep in her midnight blue I could see that I belonged
So on that night I chose to trust that no harm was in my fate
And with every note of her ceaseless booming song
My heart’s own thunder it did create
Once our union had taken place
I watched the break expand beyond my sight
And listened to the waves carrying our quiet grace
Beyond the city lights beneath the starry night
Victor Briere, USA
The Social Poet 