The Return Poem by Kaila George

The dawn slowly crept across the land
Birds waking to the morning dew
As a misty cloud could be seen
Rising slowly from the ocean blue

She stood upon the shore
Looking out to sea
Wondering, waiting were can he be
Her husband…her lover …her one true love

Every day at the crack of dawn
You could see one lone silhouette
Standing on the shores of time

Then one day she stood for hours
Staring out towards the bay
Looking beyond the waves
At a small speck of a dot
Slowly making its way to shore

Then as if she remembered were she was
She quickly returned to her humble abode
To re-appear in a beautiful blue billowing dress
That wafted around her as she stood now
At the wharf were the boats came to anchor for the day
She did not have to guess who or what
That came upon yon ship…she just knew
Her heart fluttered…her knees became weak
As she saw its familiar sails as it come closer to shore

Blushing with anticipation…and eager to see
She paced back and forth as they came closer to shore
Then she saw his familiar silhouette standing like her
At the stern of the ship
Smiling to herself as she checked her hair
Just to make sure everything was in place

He in turn had seen her dress
Bellowing so softly in the warmest of breeze
His heart beating faster as closer they came
To the shore of his home were his beloved wife stood

Waving franticly like a crazy man
He bellowed and shouted out loud her name
BETH MY LOVE…and continued to wave
No longer could he contain his haste
And jumped in the sea to greet his love

Smiling she ran to the shore with glee
As she watched him swim closer to shore
Not caring right now about her dress
She waded in haste to greet her love
The meet ankle deep in the ocean blue shore
As he lifted her up…like a little porcelain doll

Then sliding slowly into his arms
They kissed each other with tender eager lips
Then with one simple scoop of his arms
He carried her off to their humble abode

©Kaila George 2013