Hymn of the Whales by Patricia Boudreau

Went off for a sail one evening
as dusk took her final bow.
Seeking some peace for my spirit,
away from the here and the now.

Welcoming dark's flawless blanket,
crescent moon tucked under earth's chin,
stars holding quiet sage council
above and beyond the world's din.

I sat staring into the blackness,
almost grateful for nothing to see,
all alone (so I thought) in the silence,
just a boat on the ocean and me.

Then a song so sweet and clear and vibrant,
free of all debt, of all sin,
swelled from the depths of the ocean,
awakened my soul from within.

It rose up like the prayers of a child,
golden innocence offered to sky,
each crystal note singing praises,
in the echoes I heard angels cry.

In my mind I envisioned the singer
(a mermaid or siren of old)
my eyes sought the mythical creature
of the tales that the old sailors told.

I fumbled for words to this music,
could I offer up so sweet a prayer,
when out of the waves rose the singer
and he paused when his eye caught me there.

Eyes locked, I gazed into creation,
heaven gazed back in that depth,
spellbound and in awe of this vision,
afraid to take even a breath.

Time paused in this place,in the stillness,
then as one we both turned to the sky
each offering silent communion,
to the power that watched from on high.

The singer then left, but his song stayed,
echos etched, deeply into my soul,
I turned and sailed home to the daybreak,
with a heart now at peace, and now whole

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copyright 08-09-2002

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by Patricia Boudreau (Age: 57)
copyright 08-09-2002

Age Rating: 18 to 127