Waves Poem by Claudia Krizay

The setting sun appears golden on the horizon, and I know tonight
The full moon shall rise above the ocean- as
Angels painted stars in the twilight sky-
Calmness would settle over the world upon this mid winter’s night.

Upon this mid winter’s night the sky is colored magenta, and orange- copper-hued.
I can hear the rustling of the ocean’s waves as
They reach the shore and gently recede.
The sand gives an illusion of finely crushed diamonds-reflecting the light,
And just for the moment I believe
I am a captive of some other world.

I can see the ocean waves rise and fall-
I can hear the seagulls cry, though peacefully
Just for the moment I feel as if I have been set free-
Of t he anguish that overcame me when
I was born into this place and time many years ago.

Waves continue to rise; fall, then recede and I know they shall do so for always-
But I am feeling a wave of a different sort-a flourish of fear, mistrust and rage
Overcome me fiercely as in the strength of a tidal wave-
Over which I have no control, as it would
Wash over me in a moment of madness drowning me.

Upon this mid winter’s night moments of calmness can be soothing
Whether by the seashore or high above the mountains-
I look upward at the sky and as the full moon wanes as the
Darkness settles in- I would wish upon a star
Amongst many that have been painted by angels in the night.

I would wish for a day when I could be reborn into a world where
I could walk along the seashore without a care and liberated from all I that I fear,
Free from distress- letting the ocean’s waves wash away
All of the sorrows and trepidation that have exacerbated my thoughts-
Those which have forever been unable to cope with all that is true to life-

But for now all I can do to find that serenity I so desire, is to
Look upward towards the sky on this mid winter’s night and delight in
The mysteriousness of the stars in the sky as the full moon glows brightly-
I believe the angels in the sky had painted that star I wished upon and that
It shall someday set me free as a seagull flying above in the twilight sky,
As the sun rises magically over the ocean at the beginning of a new day.