Message to the Sea

A collaboration with Rock And Roll Cowboy, a dear friend of mine; the female's perspective lines are in blue.

To the Sea:

I’m sending out a plea for help
I'm sending out a prayer of safety
Not for me, but the one I lost.
Not for me, but the one I let slip away.
Separated now by this cold, cold war.
Separated now by these cold, distant shores.

My love is frozen in time.
And now I can't melt the distance between us
I’m stranded in a foreign land
He's in unknown places, without the comfort of my hand.

Alone I remain along the isolated shoreline of my heart.
I can only stand here and place my feet along the water's edge
If only I knew she were there, somewhere
And pray he feels me somewhere, here…
Awaiting my arms to pull her into forever
For all I want is to feel forever in his embrace.

Then I’d have the strength to find a way home
Bring him home to me.
For without my soul’s companion
For without him
I have no will to return.
It's just too hard a lesson to learn.

I should have said goodbye.
 

Author's Note

I am so honored that Dale asked me to join him on this. I hope you like what we've created.

Reviews

[zainul]

I am impressed to see the amazing collaboration.

[Emily B]

this is beautiful

[Wildecat]

This is a beautiful collaboration. Liked the way you changed the colors of the text. Super job.

[Velveteen Rabbit]

Beautiful collaboration. I wonder how changing the colors of the text might effect that poem. It might be interesting if the first speaker's text were blue, and the second speaker's text were a readable golden yellow. The last line might be a deep green: the visual mixture of the two.

[Ankhesen Mié]

Poem within a poem...clever and an enthralling. The emotion is strong, the intent is clear, and the title alone lulled me in. Great work, you two!!!

[Gillzy]

Wonderful!

*wipes away tear*

Love the style, love the words, love the connection.

Love it x

[Lauren Amber]

Wow, that had me really upset at the end, yet captivated from start to finish.

[Liam]

Woah. This is amazing. I feel the pain at goodbye. Wow.

[Marvin Lewis Jr.]

This is a masterpiece!
I like way it doesn't just go in one direction but turns, crawls, flies, and then stands.
The wordplay, metaphors, and emotion are simply gorgeous.
It didn't really need a picture because you clearly painted one!
I enjoyed reading!

[Gandré]

what a beautiful tastefull loving composition with Dale! I am almost crying such a thing... favorites. all words were perfect, all lines. more of this work. deep, meaningful, absorbing.