Storm

Sunlight falls across the beach

Expanse of sparkling sand

Waves lap at the shore, persistently

As if coming with some message...

The voices are long gone

Footprints washed away by years of rain

Gone...I cannot bring them back

Nor can I save myself.

Storm coming, dark clouds across the water

Wild winds whip at my hair

Closing my eyes, I stand alone

Waves grow higher, rain lashing sand

A lighthouse, too far away...

Water higher now, around my face

Too late...I sink to the bottom

My hair floating behind me

Like some fairy-spun web

My voice now gone, footprints erased

By the rain.