7. Beyond the Veil

From Songs of the Islands (2005)

A silhouette of sinking sun
pronouncing all its labor done
slips down to join the earth as one — 
the ocean still remains.

The salt grass dancing in the breeze,
the starlight in the hala trees,
a work of art that no one sees — 
the ocean still remains.

Beyond the veil of day and night,
beneath the owl’s silent flight,
the colored waves of dark and light –
the ocean still remains.

The ocean still remains, my love,
and when I listen, even here,
the crashing ringing in my ear
reminds me still that you are near –
the ocean still remains.

Composed September 28, 2005 by Mark Feezell / DrFeezell.com
Included in Feezell’s poetry collection Songs of the Islands (2005)
Dedicated to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0) 2024

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Image: Kauai Sunset (DSC01404)

poetry, Songs of the Islands (2005)