ghazal

"of the ocean"


I sit on the shore   of the ocean
and watch more & more   of the ocean

some reckon the earth   is a dark house?
some find it the door   of the ocean

the world holds a hundred traditions
all drenched in the lore   of the ocean

some practice the peace of the seabreeze
some battle the war   of the ocean

the curl of the wave waxes lyric
as musics out-pour   from the ocean!

the lion   that king of the forest
expresses the roar   of the ocean

the toil of the world is relinquished
in foam from the chore   of the ocean

Ardeo brings pearls from the market?
he visits the store   of the ocean!