A WAVE
- sgmcinerney600
- May 25
- 1 min read
A wave's about to break against the shore;
by now it's given all that we will have,
ending here, but promising so much more.
As though a drawknife worked by a carpenter
curled it from willow, with a single shave,
a wave's about to break against the shore.
It lifts against the limits we deplore,
of gravity and time - and yet it gave
the feeling that it could have carried more.
Unable to withstand the weight it bore,
it holds our gaze till all those watching crave
to save it from destruction on the shore.
So beautiful in moonlight, sunlight or
her children's eyes. Though it falls we will save
the feeling that it could have given more.
And even as it crashes and we're sure
that it has given all that we will have,
a wave's about to break against the shore,
ending here, but promising so much more.
SG McInerney